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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grace returns to her apartment in Hell's Kitchen to find which character waiting for her there?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

2. When Eleanor asks Marie a question in a transmission in Chapter 12 to verify her identity, what insect does Eleanor mention?
(a) A cricket.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A praying mantis.
(d) A moth.

3. In which country does Marie find herself in 1944 at the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Portugal.
(d) England.

4. In what type of vehicle is Marie taken away after she is discovered at the safe house apartment?
(a) A carriage.
(b) An ambulance.
(c) A police car.
(d) A Renault.

5. Will tells Marie in Chapter 17 that the detonation of the railway bridge is scheduled for what time the following day?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Early morning.
(d) Night.

6. Which character does Marie name when she tells Julian who set the detonator for the bridge explosion?
(a) Josie.
(b) Will.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Marie.

7. Chapter 20 portrays events from Grace's perspective in 1946 in what location?
(a) New York City.
(b) Bangor.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Washington, DC.

8. Who meets Grace at Union Station when she arrives on the train in Chapter 12?
(a) Mark.
(b) Frankie.
(c) Annie.
(d) Sally.

9. With whom is Eleanor living when Chapter 24 opens?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

10. What aspect of Mark's character seems to center Grace, according to the narrator?
(a) His joy.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His calmness.
(d) His casual manner.

11. What is NOT an emotion Marie feels when she is led to a room where she sees a bruised and bloodied Julian?
(a) Trepidation.
(b) Relief.
(c) Joy.
(d) Terror.

12. What happens when Marie returns to the safe house apartment in Chapter 19 to destroy her radio?
(a) She sends one last message and escapes.
(b) She is unable to completely destroy the radio.
(c) She destroys the radio and escapes.
(d) She is captured.

13. What fate about her former SOE office building does Eleanor discover in Chapter 25 when she is taken there in a black Austin?
(a) It has been appropriated by the government.
(b) It has burned down.
(c) It has been moved.
(d) It has been flooded.

14. In what capacity did Grace serve during World War II?
(a) Mail sensor.
(b) Radio operator.
(c) Archer.
(d) Spy.

15. At whose insistence had Marie gone to use the brothel cellar as a safe house after the bridge explosion?
(a) Julian's.
(b) Will's.
(c) Josie's.
(d) Eleanor's.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Eleanor seek assistance in Chapter 16 when she believes Marie's transmissions are being sent by an imposter?

2. Marie recalls experiencing the moment when the bridge exploded with which of her five senses?

3. What does the German phrase, "Nacht and Nebel" (183) mean?

4. Against whom does Grace bounce ideas about the downfall of SOE in Chapter 20?

5. Chapter 24 focuses on Eleanor's perspective of events taking place in which year?

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