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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the German phrase, "Nacht and Nebel" (183) mean?
(a) Night and fog.
(b) Never and always.
(c) Knock and shoot.
(d) None and all.

2. From what location does Eleanor conduct her espionage work in Chapter 22?
(a) London.
(b) Poland.
(c) Brussels.
(d) Paris.

3. What is the name of the bar Eleanor frequents in Paris during her investigation into the female operatives' disappearance?
(a) The Matinee.
(b) The Moulin Rouge.
(c) The Savoy.
(d) The Glass Onion.

4. Eleanor was sent by which character in Chapter 24 to take two weeks to investigate the fates of the women SOE operatives?
(a) Julian.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) The Director.
(d) Marie.

5. What does Grace find out about Sally Rider in Chapter 15?
(a) She is not a real person.
(b) She is gravely ill.
(c) She is dead.
(d) She is in prison.

6. What term does the narrator use to describe Eleanor's affinity for the sound of the teletype machine?
(a) Hymn.
(b) Boogie.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Lullaby.

7. How many days have passed since the Director dismissed Eleanor's concerns about Marie?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

8. At the end of Chapter 14, Will tells Marie that he will return in what length of time?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

9. The Nacht and Nebel program was put in place by which notorious leader?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Goebbels.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Mussolini.

10. Chapter 24 focuses on Eleanor's perspective of events taking place in which year?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1969.

11. By the start of Chapter 18, how many messages has Eleanor received from Marie since she spoke with the Director about her concerns?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

13. 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 moth.
(d) A praying mantis.

14. Who tells Grace in Chapter 15 about the "Nacht and Nebel" (183) program?
(a) Mark.
(b) Josie.
(c) Frankie.
(d) Tom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While Eleanor is arguing with the Director about Marie, she thinks about a dream she once had of acquiring what object "like the one the witch had in that American film, The Wizard of Oz" (198)?

2. When Chapter 12 opens, Grace is "on a train headed south for" (146) which location?

3. With whom is Eleanor living when Chapter 24 opens?

4. What is Marie's code name, as revealed in Chapter 12?

5. Chapter 14 depicts events from Marie's perspective when she is in France in which year?

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