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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 14, Will tells Marie that he will return in what length of time?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 1 month.

2. Will tells Marie in Chapter 17 that the detonation of the railway bridge is scheduled for what time the following day?
(a) Night.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Early morning.

3. In which month of the year does Chapter 25 take place while portraying events from Eleanor's perspective?
(a) June.
(b) January.
(c) November.
(d) March.

4. Chapter 20 portrays events from Grace's perspective in 1946 in what location?
(a) New York City.
(b) Bangor.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) Philadelphia.

5. What term does the narrator use to describe Eleanor's affinity for the sound of the teletype machine?
(a) Hymn.
(b) Boogie.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Lullaby.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does Chapter 23 begin?

2. Through whom does Eleanor try to reach Marie at the end of Chapter 18, to no avail?

3. How many times has Julian returned to Marie's side since he dropped her off at Rosny-sur-Seine?

4. What object did Eleanor take from her former SOE office when she was taken there in Chapter 24?

5. In what capacity did Grace serve during World War II?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what location does Dodds take Eleanor in Chapter 24 and what does she discover there?

2. What news of Eleanor's women operatives does the Director deliver to her in Chapter 22?

3. How does the motif of eavesdropping arise within Chapter 15?

4. What information does Mark provide to Grace about the Nacht und Nebel program in Chapter 12?

5. Who is Jane and how is she involved in the suspenseful scene in Chapter 18 depicting Marie's sudden radio silence?

6. What shocking news about Eleanor's position does she receive from the Director in Chapter 22?

7. In what way does the theme of betrayal emerge in Chapter 21?

8. Name three methods Eleanor uses during the two weeks the Director provides for her investigation into the locations of her missing operatives.

9. What does the cyanide capsule symbolize within Chapter 14?

10. For what reason does Marie end up staying in a brothel, as depicted in Chapter 19?

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