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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. In what type of situation does Eleanor find herself at the beginning of Chapter 18?

2. To which city is Marie taken when she is removed from the safe house apartment against her will in Chapter 21?

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

4. In which country does Chapter 17 take place while depicting Marie's story from 1944?

5. When Eleanor asks Marie a question in a transmission in Chapter 12 to verify her identity, what insect does Eleanor mention?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way are Grace's feelings about Mark conflicted and for what reason does this conflict exist?

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

3. When Chapter 24 begins, how much time has passed since the end of Eleanor's previous chapter?

4. How does the Director respond to Eleanor's urgent request for help in Chapter 16?

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

6. What conclusion does Grace reach about Eleanor by the end of Chapter 20?

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

8. For what reason does Marie refuse to go with Will in Chapter 17 and what promise does she make to him instead?

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?

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

Discuss how and why Jenoff uses the convention of eavesdropping within the narrative of The Lost Girls of Paris.

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