1.

Virginia Hall studied foreign language including French, German, and Italian at
_____________.
a. Radcliffe
b. Branard
c. Barnard
d. Bernard

2. In 1932, she had a hunting accident. It led to the amputation of her ____________.
a. Arm
b. Leg
c. Toe
d. Finger
3. Virginia was forced to escape through the snowy ________________ Mountains on foot.
a. Pyrenees
b. Appalachian
c. Rocky
d. Alp
4. How long was Virginia Hall in jail for?
a. 6 hours
b. 6 days
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
5. What did Hall do for the Office of Strategic Services? (circle all that apply)
a. Report back to Allied intelligence.
b. Sit and be lazy
c. Plot out safe supply drop zones and hideouts
d. Kill the Nazis
e. Train Resistance fighters
6. What did the SEO train Hall in? (circle all that apply)
a. Trade
b. Archery
c. Understanding English Literature
d. Gaming
e. Hollering
f. Trump impressions
g. Weaponry
h. Bullying
i. Communications
j. Being stealth
7. TRUE or FALSE: Virginia Hall was rejected a few times by the foreign service.
8. If false, rewrite it as a true statement by changing the underlined words.

9. What did Virginia do in France? (circle all that apply)

a. Organize spy networks
b. Kill Nazis
 c. Drive an ambulance
d. Deliver important intelligence to the British government
e. Kill Jews
f. Inspect people at concentration camps
g. run safehouses
h. Teach fitness classes
i. Play the organ at a synagogue
10. Summarize the reading in at least 60 words (TYPED)
- Font
o Times New Roman
o 12 pt
o Double spaced
- 1-inch margins all around

11. Answer one of the following questions in a TYPED essay.

- At least 1.5 pages
- Single sided
- 1 staple in the top left corner
- Your Name, “Rumsey Hall School,” “Mr. Scheidt,” “History VI”, and the date (day,
Month, year), in that order in the top left corner
- Font
o Times New Roman
o 12 pt
o Double spaced
- 1-inch margins all around

I. Virginia Hall went to several colleges. She started at Radcliffe, then transferred to
Barnard, and then studied in Europe. What qualities and talents do you think Virginia
possessed after her time in Europe that lead to her future success in espionage?

II. Sonia Purcell describes Virginia Hall's resistance work during World War II as “a tale
of adventure, action and seemingly unfathomable courage.” How would you describe
Hall? What was it about her personality and inner character that attracted her to spy-
craft—and what made her so skilled at its practice?

III. Consider the danger involved involved in undercover operations—a field in which its
participants are at high risk for capture, torture, and death. What do you think drives
people, both men and women, to take such dire risks and to play the high-stakes game
of cat and mouse?