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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. How old was Osla when her family moved to England?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. Where did the guard tell Osla and Mab they were at when they arrived at the gate near the train station in Chapter 3?
(a) MI-5 Headquarters.
(b) Rosenberg Park.
(c) Clockwell Sanitarium.
(d) Bletchley Park.

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

4. How old was Francis Gray supposedly when he went on his date with Mab in Chapter 19?
(a) 39.
(b) 32.
(c) 29.
(d) 22.

5. For what hut did Andrew Kempton work?
(a) Hut 6.
(b) Hut 2.
(c) Hut 11.
(d) Hut 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Chapter 12 set?

2. When is Chapter 18 set?

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

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

5. At what train station did Osla meet Philip in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Spy Enigma and what sets it apart from the others?

2. What are the two timelines that the novel follows? Why does the author use two timelines?

3. Who was Prince Philip and how is he described?

4. How does Beth describe the inhabitants at Clockwell?

5. What does the Enigma machine refer to?

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

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

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

9. What leads to Mr. Gray buying shoes for Mab?

10. How do Osla and Mab first meet in the narrative?

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