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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 inherits property from the departed?

2. Who does Marie and Robbie find down the street from Agathe's house?

3. Who does Marie want to take care of the boys?

4. Why do the cops show up in Chapter 1?

5. Who attacks the narrator in the first chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Marie invites Thomas to her place for a nightcap?

2. Who tells Helene all about spies?

3. Who comes to Martinique on Marie's request?

4. What happens at Helene's wake?

5. What is Marie's relationship with Agathe like after Helene's wake?

6. What happens at Marie's home in Connecticut?

7. What bad news does Pop give Marie?

8. Who is Aisha?

9. What happens when Marie takes Agathe to the airport?

10. What happens at Lenox Lounge with Thomas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze Marie's role as a mother. In what ways does motherhood change her?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze Marie's attraction to a career as a spy. Where does this interest stem from, and how does it change throughout her life?

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