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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. What road does Neumann plan to take to get them as close as possible to the waiting boat?

2. After leaving Helen, who does Vicary see Grace drive away with?

3. How old is police constable Sullivan?

4. Who wrote a letter to Jordan's son Billy?

5. What type of bombers does Vicary hear when he is asking Grace to get him a file?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Catherine falls asleep in the van Neumann is driving, what does she dream about?

2. How does Jenny stop the Camilla?

3. Why does Vicary decide to pour his men and resources into Lincolnshire?

4. What is Vicary's problem at the beginning of Chapter 57?

5. What does Dogherty do when he hears about the nationwide search for two suspected killers?

6. What asset does Vogel have besides the money he has transferred out of the country?

7. What kind of shape is the van in that Neumann took from the Pope warehouse?

8. How is Neumann going to signal the U-boat?

9. Why had the U-509's movements been puzzling Braithwaite for weeks?

10. How does Vogel get his wife the funds she will need to live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Catherine begins making mistakes. Discuss Catherine's mistakes and how they lead to her discovery.

Essay Topic 2

Vicary and Churchill believe that compromises must be made in intelligence work. Discuss the compromises that must be made in intelligence work and why these compromises have to be made.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the overall mood of the novel and how the author uses mood throughout the novel.

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