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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the man that du Malassis had dragged to the streets as a thief from his restaurant, according to the old woman in Chapter 21?

2. In the opening of Chapter 28, the narrator notes that if there was a day of the week to get arrested it was when?

3. Who gave the orders for Eve to return to Lille in Chapter 26?

4. To what village do Finn and Charlie travel to seek information about Rose in Chapter 23?

5. How does Charlie explain the death of her fictional husband in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Finn serve time in prison?

2. What gifts does Eve leave for Finn and Charlie in Chapter 45? What do they symbolize?

3. What does Charlie purchase in Paris in Chapter 17? Why?

4. What happens during the kaiser's visit in Chapter 20?

5. How are the characters of Finn and Charlie damaged?

6. Why have Lili and Eve been arrested in Chapter 26?

7. How is the setting of Limoges described in Chapter 21?

8. What does Charlie learn about Rose in Oradour-sur-Glane in Chapter 23?

9. Who was Edith Cavell and what is her significance in The Alice Network?

10. Why is Eve conflicted about seducing Captain Cameron in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of gender roles and sexuality in The Alice Network. How are these themes developed in the 1915 timeline? How are they developed in the 1947 timeline? What characters and settings relate to these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Rene Bordelon in The Alice Network. What is Rene's profession? How old is he when Eve meets him in 1915? What happens to him after the war? How is he reunited with Eve?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of revenge in The Alice Network. What does revenge mean to Eve? What does it come to mean to Charlie? What symbolism and imagery connects to the theme of revenge?

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