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

2. What is Osla's last name?
(a) Finch.
(b) Ross.
(c) Kendall.
(d) Churt.

3. When is Chapter 30 set?
(a) March 25, 1940.
(b) August 11, 1939.
(c) September, 1941.
(d) November 10, 1947.

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

5. For what periodical did Osla work as a writer in the Prologue?
(a) Women's Weekly.
(b) The Oxford Review.
(c) Vogue.
(d) The Tatler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Return of the Native?

2. Who was the gentleman that almost hit Mab and Osla on the road in his car in Chapter 9?

3. What gemstone is described in Osla's engagement ring?

4. Who revealed that the German invasion of Britain was postponed in Chapter 13?

5. What name was printed in the greatcoat that Osla wore home to the billet in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "bombe" refer to in the novel (and historically)?

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

3. How did Beth begin working at Bletchley Park?

4. How would you describe Mab's relationship with her mother?

5. What event in Mab's past led to her distrust of men?

6. What are the circumstances surrounding Mab's wedding to Francis?

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

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

9. Why does Mab tell Beth and Osla about the facts of life?

10. How far is Bletchley Park from London? How did the characters travel between these locales?

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