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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Chapter 18 set?
(a) June 12, 1946.
(b) August 11, 1939.
(c) November 9, 1947.
(d) March 25, 1940.

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

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

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

5. Where did Francis say he was being sent in a week in Chapter 27?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Francis Gray supposedly when he went on his date with Mab in Chapter 19?

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

3. Whose head did Osla see blown from his body when the bomb hit the nightclub in Chapter 15?

4. What did Commander Denniston say "GC & CS* stood for in Chapter 3?

5. In what kind of car did Philip pick up Osla, Mab, and Beth in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Beth's demeanor when her character is first introduced in the novel?

2. Who is Harry Zarb and how is he described?

3. Where has Osla returned from when she arrives in England in Chapter 2? Why was she there?

4. What was the purpose of Bletchley Park during World War II?

5. What causes the discord that emerges in the Finch home?

6. How does Beth describe the inhabitants at Clockwell?

7. What is Clockwell and how is this setting described?

8. Who is Dilly Knox and how is he described?

9. To what does "Aggie" refer?

10. How is Beth treated at Clockwell?

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