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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Grace removes an envelope full of which objects from the suitcase she finds?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Love notes.
(c) Train tickets.
(d) Hundred dollar bills.

2. Eleanor is described using all but which one of the following terms?
(a) Polish national.
(b) Jew.
(c) Bosnian national.
(d) Woman.

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

4. In Chapter 1, it is revealed that Grace had a sexual encounter the previous night with an old friend of her late husband's. What is the man's name?
(a) Mark.
(b) Alan.
(c) Michael.
(d) James.

5. 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) 10.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Eleanor murder a Russian captain who had been paying for sex with her mother and eyeing her little sister pruriently?

2. When Grace decides to take action in regard to the deceased woman associated with the missing suitcase, whom does she call?

3. In which year does Chapter 10 take place while portraying Grace's perspective?

4. What nickname do the operatives use to refer to the steep incline included in their daily run?

5. How old is Marie's daughter Tess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grace decide to do with the group of photographs in Chapter 11 and what does her choice indicate about her character?

2. Discuss an instance when Jenoff uses foreshadowing within a chapter's first line to affect the reader in a particular way.

3. What mistake does Marie make in Chapter 7 when she sees Eleanor for the first time in six weeks and why is her act a mistake?

4. From whose perspective is Chapter 1 presented and what does the reader learn about this character in the opening passages of the chapter?

5. For what purpose does Eleanor visit Arasaig House in Chapter 6?

6. What change does Marie see in her own character after Josie has been deployed?

7. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Eleanor learned to be ruthless very early in life.

8. In what way is the end of Chapter 4 connected to the beginning of Chapter 8?

9. Discuss the symbolism of Marie's butterfly locket necklace.

10. Whose idea is it to utilize female operatives within the SOE and why is this fact significant?

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