2. While Eleanor is arguing with the Director about Marie, she thinks about a dream she once had of acquiring what object "like the one the witch had in that American film, The Wizard of Oz" (198)?

3. Marie recalls experiencing the moment when the bridge exploded with which of her five senses?

4. Will gently tells Marie in Chapter 17 that which character who was supposed to lay the charge for the bridge detonation is now missing. Who is it?

5. When Eleanor asks Marie a question in a transmission in Chapter 12 to verify her identity, what insect does Eleanor mention?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect of Mark's character helps Grace to feel more centered and why?

2. What is it about Marie's transmission in Chapter 16 that worries Eleanor so much that she pleads with the Director to see that something is wrong?

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

4. In what way are Grace's feelings about Mark conflicted and for what reason does this conflict exist?

5. What conclusion does Grace reach about Eleanor by the end of Chapter 20?

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

7. How does the Director respond to Eleanor's urgent request for help in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jenoff's choice to tell the story of The Lost Girls of Paris with the use of multiple narrators. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Jenoff’s intended effects on the reader?