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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. How does Maddie spend her first several weeks in Ormaie?

2. What schedule does Maddie maintain in Part III?

3. Who gives Etienne the bruises and scrapes he has in Part IV?

4. How long is the average life expectancy of an SOE operator in enemy territory?

5. Which son of the Thibaut family works for the Gestapo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the ground crew in Ormaie so astounded with Maddie when she crash-lands?

2. Why does Von Linden order Queenie's mouth to be swabbed with carbolic acid?

3. What are Nikolas Ferber's instructions regarding Julie?

4. What happens to Maddie's plane after she crash-lands in Ormaie?

5. What is the last phrase that Julie writes in her materials while she is being held by the Germans in Part IV?

6. Why is Maddie so worried about Julie after she crash-lands in Ormaie?

7. What does Paul say in front of the French photographer that makes Maddie even more angry?

8. Where does Maddie desperately want to fly in Part III, and why?

9. What is Queenie's full name, which she reveals for the first time in Part IV?

10. How does Maddie feel about Paul?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and when does Wein use humor throughout the novel to diffuse or soften tense or uncomfortable situations or subject matter? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing how and why Anna Engel is a pivotal character in this novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Maddie describe her range of emotions - including how her emotions impact her work and her mission - during her several months in France after she and Julie are shot down? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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