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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Prince Philip's mother?
(a) Mary, Queen of Scots.
(b) Queen Eustace.
(c) Alice of Battenberg.
(d) Queen Cordelia.

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

4. What religion is Beth's family said to be in Chapter 23?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Anglican.
(d) Catholic.

5. How old was Harry's son when he contracted polio?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 18 months.

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

7. What is Beth's last name in Chapter 4?
(a) Kendall.
(b) Churt.
(c) Williams.
(d) Finch.

8. Who put in Beth's name for a position working at the BP?
(a) Osla.
(b) Mab.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Colette.

9. When is Chapter 31 set?
(a) May, 1941.
(b) August 11, 1939.
(c) June, 1940.
(d) February, 1942.

10. What newsletter opens Chapter 15?
(a) Bletchley Bletherings.
(b) The Wandering Rose.
(c) The Secret Service.
(d) The Tatler.

11. What book did Beth say the Mad Hatter Tea Party was discussing at their next meeting in Chapter 26?
(a) Carry On, Jeeves.
(b) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
(c) The Gray Horizon.
(d) Mired.

12. Who arranged all the details for Mab's wedding to Francis?
(a) Osla.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Mary.
(d) Beth.

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

14. What type of accent did Osla have until she was ten years old?
(a) A German accent.
(b) A Canadian accent.
(c) A French accent.
(d) An Italian accent.

15. Where was Osla's flat located in the Prologue?
(a) Knightsbridge.
(b) Coventry.
(c) Yorkshire.
(d) East London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the key word for the cipher that Osla received in the Prologue?

2. Who signed the note with replacement shoes that Mab received in Chapter 13?

3. During which time period does Chapter 5 take place?

4. To which hut was Mab assigned when she began her work at BP?

5. From what Shakespearean play did Mab pick her nickname?

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