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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The epigraph of The Lost Girls of Paris is a quote by which political figure?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) Emperor Hirohito.
(d) Winston Churchill.

2. Part of the reason Marie accepts the mysterious offer of work in Chapter 3 is because she will make how many times the amount she makes as a typist?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

3. What action does Grace take in Chapter 8 that causes her to feel guilt around her loss of Tom?
(a) She refers to herself as single.
(b) She uses the title of Missus.
(c) She uses the title of Miss.
(d) She uses her maiden name.

4. The narrator reveals in Chapter 2 that Eleanor has worked for SOE since shortly after their inception. How long ago was that?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. How old is Marie's daughter Tess?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

6. In Chapter 2, the Director is unhappy with which recent trend within SOE?
(a) A decreased number of prisoners captured by agents.
(b) An increasing number of agents going missing.
(c) An increasing number of agents being arrested.
(d) An increasing number of agents being killed.

7. What is the full name of the Director of Special Operations Executive known "only as 'the Director' to everyone at headquarters" (19)?
(a) Michael Stockland.
(b) Mark Smeaton.
(c) Gregory Winslow.
(d) Henry Higgins.

8. In what year does Chapter 2 take place?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1941.

9. The consul tells Grace in Chapter 11 that when the SOE was shut down, its records were shipped to the War Department in which country?
(a) England.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

10. In what circa-1944 location does Chapter 7 take place?
(a) London.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Wales.
(d) Paris.

11. Before the operatives become aware of Eleanor's presence, she hides behind what object?
(a) A boulder.
(b) A shed.
(c) A windmill.
(d) A tree.

12. Grace has been a widow for what length of time in Chapter 4?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 3 years.

13. After Marie is dropped off by Will, she is met by a courier who locks her inside of what type of building?
(a) A shed.
(b) An outhouse.
(c) A house.
(d) An apartment.

14. At what location does Eleanor arrive in Chapter 6?
(a) Remington House.
(b) Arisaig House.
(c) Black House.
(d) Canada House.

15. From which year does Grace's story originate in Chapter 1 and in subsequent chapters?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. To find out more about the prospective job, Marie goes to "Number 64 Baker Street" (31) as instructed and asks for whom?

2. Marie is scheduled to retake a test to prove mastery in which class in Chapter 7?

3. What kind of skills are the operatives learning in Chapter 6 as Eleanor assesses their strengths?

4. How many months have passed since Eleanor presented Marie with "the option of giving up and going home" (95)?

5. In Chapter 9, Marie is getting ready to use what type of transportation to reach the site of her mission?

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