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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was described as being the CIC on the Mediterranean in Chapter 17?
(a) Admiral Sir James Michaels.
(b) Admiral Sir Windsor Williams.
(c) Admiral Sir Ross Clarkson.
(d) Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham.

2. Where was Lucy living with her aunt in Chapter 16?
(a) Yorkshire.
(b) West London.
(c) Coventry.
(d) Sheffield.

3. What did Dilly define in Chapter 12 as "Thinking about things from different angles" (264)?
(a) Creative thinking.
(b) Exponential thinking.
(c) Open thinking.
(d) Lateral thinking.

4. When did Mab say she lost her virginity in Chapter 23?
(a) When she was 23.
(b) When she was 21.
(c) When she was 19.
(d) When she was 17.

5. With whom had Mad been going to films and dinners for months in Chapter 16?
(a) Michael Salsbury.
(b) Andrew Kempton.
(c) James Freeman.
(d) Walter Anderson.

6. What was the name of the dog that Beth had taken in?
(a) Teeter.
(b) Rags.
(c) Boots.
(d) Roger.

7. During what time period is Chapter 6 set?
(a) June, 1940.
(b) November, 1947.
(c) August, 1941.
(d) December, 1939.

8. What is the name of the inn that hosted the first meeting of the Bletchley Park Literary Society?
(a) The White Horse Inn.
(b) The Shoulder of Mutton Inn.
(c) The French Dog Inn.
(d) The Grand Princess Inn.

9. What did Hut 3 manage at BP, according to the narrative in Chapter 7?
(a) Decoding French intercepts.
(b) Decoding Italian intercepts.
(c) Translating and analysis.
(d) Filing and typing.

10. To which hut was Mab assigned when she began her work at BP?
(a) Hut 2.
(b) Hut 4.
(c) Hut 5.
(d) Hut 6.

11. Where did Philip say his mother was now living in Chapter 26?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Athens.
(d) New York.

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

13. 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.

14. What were Beth and her coworkers told to call the Abwehr Enigma in Chapter 25?
(a) The Rose Enigma.
(b) The Italian Enigma.
(c) The White Enigma.
(d) The Spy Enigma.

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) Omega.
(b) Enigma.
(c) Omicron.
(d) Bombe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Chapter 31 set?

2. Who was Prince Philip's mother?

3. How old is Beth said to be in Chapter 4?

4. Mab told her new workmate in Chapter 16, "Nobody transfers out of BP unless you fall pregnant or" what (334)?

5. What hand signal did Mab salute to Churchill as he departed BP in Chapter 27?

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