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

2. What was served as the first course at the Indian restaurant when Mab went on a date with Francis Gray in Chapter 19?
(a) Mulligatawny soup.
(b) Corn chowder.
(c) A Caesar salad.
(d) Garlic bread.

3. Where did Mab and Olsa first meet?
(a) On a train.
(b) At a ball.
(c) At a library.
(d) At a restaurant.

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

5. When is Chapter 27 set?
(a) May, 1941.
(b) November 8, 1947.
(c) June, 1947.
(d) September, 1941.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Peggy send Beth to ask for reinforcements in Chapter 17?

3. Where did Francis say he was being sent in a week in Chapter 27?

4. Who was described as being the CIC on the Mediterranean in Chapter 17?

5. When is Chapter 12 set?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Osla become injured during an air raid in Chapter 15? What happens afterward?

2. How would you describe Mrs. Finch?

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

4. To what does "Aggie" refer?

5. What did Winston Churchill famously say about Bletchley Park? How is his visit described in the novel?

6. Describe the narrative style of the novel. From what perspective is the story related?

7. What are Mab's first impressions of Francis Gray when they begin dating?

8. What highly-anticipated wedding is the backdrop of much of the novel? Why?

9. What are the circumstances of Osla's engagement in the 1947 timeline? What led to her engagement?

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

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