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

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

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

4. Over time, Marie has come to see Julian's decision to locate the safe house among Germans in what type of light?
(a) Risky.
(b) Brilliant.
(c) Illogical.
(d) Foolhardy.

5. Which character familiar to Eleanor picks her up from her home in a black Austin in Chapter 24?
(a) Julian.
(b) Will.
(c) The Director.
(d) Dodds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Will tells Marie in Chapter 17 that the detonation of the railway bridge is scheduled for what time the following day?

2. 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)?

3. What is the name of the bar Eleanor frequents in Paris during her investigation into the female operatives' disappearance?

4. At the end of Chapter 17, Will tells Marie that she has what length of time to look for any sign of Julian before he returns in the plane to get her?

5. What does Grace find out about Sally Rider in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news of Eleanor's women operatives does the Director deliver to her in Chapter 22?

2. What aspect of Mark's character helps Grace to feel more centered and why?

3. To what location does Dodds take Eleanor in Chapter 24 and what does she discover there?

4. What is the symbolism of the index cards in relation to Eleanor?

5. Who is Jane and how is she involved in the suspenseful scene in Chapter 18 depicting Marie's sudden radio silence?

6. What action does Eleanor take in Chapter 13 when she attempts to verify Marie's identity via morse code message?

7. What shocking news about Eleanor's position does she receive from the Director in Chapter 22?

8. How does the motif of eavesdropping arise within Chapter 15?

9. What information about Mark's professional life does Grace learn in Chapter 15?

10. For what reason does Marie end up staying in a brothel, as depicted in Chapter 19?

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