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Eye of the Needle

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1978

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How does Faber’s killing of Mrs. Garden foreshadow his actions and motivations throughout the novel?

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Why does Terry approach Percy to join MI5? What skills does Percy bring to a spy hunting mission?

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Bloggs talks often about his wife Christine’s role as an ambulance driver. How does Christine’s death motivate Bloggs? How does Christine’s heroism foreshadow Lucy’s actions on Storm Island?

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