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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Francis Gray supposedly write the poem that he and Mab discussed in Chapter 16?
(a) When he was 19.
(b) When he was 20.
(c) When he was 16.
(d) When he was 18.

2. At what train station did Osla meet Philip in Chapter 26?
(a) Waterloo station.
(b) Victoria station.
(c) Euston station.
(d) Paddington station.

3. Who announced on the radio that the Americans were joining the war effort, according to Mab in Chapter 28?
(a) President Roosevelt.
(b) Benito Mussolini.
(c) Adolf Hitler.
(d) Winston Churchill.

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

5. In what kind of car did Philip pick up Osla, Mab, and Beth in Chapter 29?
(a) A BMW.
(b) A Ford.
(c) A Chrysler.
(d) A Vauxhall.

6. What character from Through the Looking Glass did Beth think that Dilly Knox looked like when she first saw him?
(a) The Queen.
(b) The White Rabbit.
(c) The Caterpillar.
(d) The White Knight.

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

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

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

10. Where did Francis Gray say he lived when not in London in Chapter 19?
(a) Coventry.
(b) Paris.
(c) Sheffield.
(d) New York.

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

12. What procedure was being planned for Beth in Chapter 18?
(a) Shock therapy.
(b) A colonoscopy.
(c) A lobotomy.
(d) A leg amputation.

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

14. Where did Mab go with Francis Gray to a lunchtime concert on their second date?
(a) Prince Albert Hall.
(b) The National Gallery.
(c) Royal Festival Hall.
(d) Wigmore Hall.

15. What did Giles say Francis Gray's father had patented in Chapter 23?
(a) A cough medicine.
(b) A car engine.
(c) A gun.
(d) A kitchen knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hut 3 manage at BP, according to the narrative in Chapter 7?

2. How many siblings did Mab have growing up?

3. With whom had Mad been going to films and dinners for months in Chapter 16?

4. What date is noted at the opening of the Prologue?

5. Who was the anonymous author of the Bletchley Bletherings submissions at BP?

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