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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marie hates running, but she finds it more enjoyable when she can talk to which character during the run?

2. Grace decides that it is her duty to return which items to their owner?

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

4. Whose idea is it to deploy women operatives within SOE in the first place?

5. When Grace finds a particular object missing in Chapter 8, whom does she ask for help?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of Chapter 5 and whose story is presented within its pages?

2. In what way is the theme of perseverance presented within Chapter 9?

3. Discuss one theme present within the epigraph of The Lost Girls of Paris.

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

5. For what reason does Grace return to Grand Central Station for a second time, though she had vowed never to go there again?

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

7. What shocking discovery does Grace make at the end of Chapter 4?

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

9. Name three traits the narrator of Chapter 2 attributes to Eleanor.

10. In what way is the theme of sacrifice depicted within Marie's account presented in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jenoff's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of The Lost Girls of Paris.

Essay Topic 2

Write a critical essay about The Lost Girls of Paris while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of The Lost Girls of Paris and one of the novel's main messages. How does Jenoff make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

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