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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who revealed that the German invasion of Britain was postponed in Chapter 13?
(a) Osla.
(b) Walter.
(c) Mab.
(d) Beth.

2. At what factory did Osla say she had been working when she met Mab in Chapter 3?
(a) The Wallace Stevens factory.
(b) The Bond factory.
(c) The Lucille Lortel factory.
(d) The Hawker Siddeley factory.

3. How old is Osla described as in the Prologue?
(a) 32.
(b) 19.
(c) 26.
(d) 22.

4. From whom did Mab say she had nicked a flask in Chapter 23?
(a) Beth.
(b) Harry.
(c) Giles.
(d) Dilly.

5. What was Mab served for her main dish at the Indian restaurant on her date with Francis Gray in Chapter 19?
(a) Baked salmon.
(b) Mutton stew.
(c) Beef tenderloin.
(d) Chicken Madras.

6. Where did Peggy send Beth to ask for reinforcements in Chapter 17?
(a) Hut 12.
(b) Hut 3.
(c) Hut 8.
(d) Hut 11.

7. What did Osla wear on a dare from the prince during the New Year's Eve festivities in Chapter 2?
(a) A suit of armor.
(b) A tuxedo.
(c) A short dress.
(d) A boiler suit.

8. Where was Prince Philip's mother taken after her nervous breakdown?
(a) The United States.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) France.
(d) Canada.

9. What is Mab's last name?
(a) Kendall.
(b) Churt.
(c) Rosen.
(d) Finch.

10. What did Commander Denniston say "GC & CS* stood for in Chapter 3?
(a) Governance, Commerce, and Culture Society.
(b) Golf, Cheese, and Chess Society.
(c) Graduation Cadets and Conduct Society.
(d) Government Code and Cypher School.

11. Who was the gentleman that almost hit Mab and Osla on the road in his car in Chapter 9?
(a) Mr. Gray.
(b) Mr. Knox.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mr. Wilson.

12. Who wrote The Return of the Native?
(a) James London.
(b) John Donne.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Thomas Hardy.

13. What is said to be Alan Turing's nickname in Chapter 10?
(a) The Mark.
(b) The Genius.
(c) The Cadet.
(d) The Prof.

14. From what Shakespearean play did Mab pick her nickname?
(a) A Midsummer NIght's Dream.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) The Merry Wives of Windsor.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

15. What name is used to describe "The machine the enemy uses to encrypt most of their military traffic" (228), according to Peggy Rock in Chapter 10?
(a) Enigma.
(b) Bombe.
(c) Omicron.
(d) Omega.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character from Through the Looking Glass did Beth think that Dilly Knox looked like when she first saw him?

2. What gemstone is described in Osla's engagement ring?

3. When is Chapter 3 set?

4. What was printed in the letterhead block on the cipher Osla received in the Prologue?

5. When is Chapter 18 set?

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