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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 words does Julie repeat again and again at the final end of her writings in captivity?

2. What is the part of the air force that flies special night missions called?

3. How does Queenie think of herself, in terms of her name?

4. Why are Maddie's legs stronger than they have ever been in Part IV?

5. What does Georgia Penn give Queenie at the end of their interview?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maddie feel about Paul?

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

3. What does Queenie see in the pictures that the Gestapo give her?

4. Why does Queenie wait until the end of the flight to reveal to Maddie who she is in Part III?

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

6. What happens when Queenie and the girl who is French Resistance are taken out to the courtyard in Part III?

7. What book does Queenie's mother recall in her leaving the windows open for her children?

8. What surprises Queenie about Von Linden the more she finds out about his personal life in Part III?

9. What happens to Maddie's and Queenie's plane in Part III when they fly to France?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Julie manage to complete her SOE mission despite being captured and later killed in France? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring situations throughout the novel in which people - both men and women - underestimate the talents, resourcefulness, and skills of other women during the war.

Essay Topic 3

What are the circumstances and personality traits that form the foundations of Maddie's and Julie's extraordinary friendship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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