THREE HOURS IN PARIS by Cara Black Discussion Questions 1. How does Kate's grief shape the story? In what ways does loss influence her journey? 2. How is Kate set up to fail her assignment—and why? 3. What role does setting play in the novel? How was Paris portrayed as compared to other fictional depictions of the City of Light? Did anything about the city surprise you—or surprise Kate? 4. What strategies, qualities, and characteristics does Kate use to survive while she's on the run? What is most effective? She's not meant to survive—so how does she? 5. How does Three Hours in Paris compare to other espionage thrillers you've read? Does it remind you of other classic novels? Authors? How does Black embrace the tenets of the spy thriller? How does she push the limits of what a spy novel can be? 6. What are some historical details you loved? How did Black bring occupation-era France to life? 7. Describe Gunter Hoffman's character. What drives him? What is his relationship to the Nazi regime? 8. Describe Kate's relationship to her vocation. How does she feel about war? The idea of taking a life? Why did she become a markswoman? How does her background play into making her the character we see on the page? 9. What do you see in Kate's future? Where is she off to next?
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