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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 is able to give Maddie permission to fly the mission to France in Part III?

2. What does someone tell Maddie will be a matter of great pride for Paul?

3. What does Queenie's mother do at their family home routinely as an act of hope for her children?

4. What does Paul give Maddie and others to help keep them awake?

5. What is the name of Maddie's and others' flight assignments?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jamie do when Paul says something inappropriate and disrespectful of Maddie?

4. Why is Queenie shaken after an interrogation in Part III that she runs?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How does Maddie's perception of Julie change from the time she first meets Julie to the end of the novel, and what factors, events and/or conversations contribute to this change?

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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