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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 kind of liqueur did Rene offer to Eve in his office at the restaurant in Chapter 16?

2. What did Charlie study in college?

3. How old is Chalie in the present-tense narrative as she travels with her mother in Chapter 1?

4. When Finn introduces himself to Charlie's mother in Chapter 15, he says that he is recently out of His Majesty's prison where?

5. How old does Aunt Jeanne say Etienne was when Rose brought him to meet her in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Baudelaire and what is his significance in The Alice Network?

2. How would you describe the relationship between Charlie and her parents?

3. What exchange takes place between Eve and Rene in Chapter 16?

4. By what methods do Eve and the other spies transmit messages in the novel?

5. What happens at the pawn shop in Chapter 3?

6. What are the two timelines of the novel and what are the similarities and differences of these timelines?

7. What is significant about the names and aliases in The Alice Network?

8. Who is Captain Cecil Aylmer Cameron and how did Eve meet him?

9. What countries fought in World War II? What countries were allied and how did the war end?

10. What do the characters, particularly Eve, remark about the act of lying in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolic meaning of Rose and James in the novel. What do these characters represent to Charlie? How are they reflective of other characters in the story, such as Eve, Lili, Violette, etc.? Why are these characters important to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the main protagonists and antagonists in The Alice Network. Who are the main protagonists in the 1915 timeline? Who are the protagonists of the 1947 timeline? How do these two timelines merge?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of irony in The Alice Network. What are examples of each of the following: verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony? What purpose does each example serve? How important is irony in this story?

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