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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. Who sent Anna to Vogel?

2. What is Boothby's wife's name?

3. How many years did Catherine live in the United States when she was a girl?

4. Who died and left Vicary an inheritance?

5. What color are Jenny Colville's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it necessary to build an artificial harbor for the landing at Normandy?

2. Why is Peter Jordan living in a nice home rather than packed into a hotel or boardinghouse?

3. How will the Allies send a million wireless messages?

4. Why does Catherine regret her decision to go to the Popes for help?

5. Why is MI5 in a panic at the beginning of Chapter 12?

6. In Chapter 15, where does Vicary believe that Vogel's agents are located?

7. How will the information that Catherine collects from Jordan get to Germany?

8. In Chapter 30, what information does Vogel want Catherine to provide?

9. Why does Catherine decide to kill Vernon Pope and his girlfriend?

10. How does Catherine manage to bump into Peter Jordan and make his acquaintance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss how the author uses tension and other techniques to create suspense in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 40, Vicary realizes that he has seen the real Boothby. The objective of this lesson is to compare the persona Boothby portrays and who he really is behind scenes.

Essay Topic 3

While doing his job, Vicary wonders if he has been given a chance to redeem himself. Discuss why Vicary wants to redeem himself and why he thinks he is being given a chance to do that.

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