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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. Who was Prince Philip set to marry in the coming weeks in the Prologue?
(a) Princess Elizabeth.
(b) Princess Grace.
(c) Princess Sarah.
(d) Princess Margaret.

2. Where was Lucy living with her aunt in Chapter 16?
(a) Coventry.
(b) Yorkshire.
(c) West London.
(d) Sheffield.

3. How old is Beth said to be in Chapter 4?
(a) 24.
(b) 19.
(c) 22.
(d) 29.

4. When does the author describe Hitler's advance seeming unstoppable in the Introduction?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1940.

5. What did Commander Denniston say "GC & CS* stood for in Chapter 3?
(a) Governance, Commerce, and Culture Society.
(b) Golf, Cheese, and Chess Society.
(c) Graduation Cadets and Conduct Society.
(d) Government Code and Cypher School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the following message from Chapter 7 translated to by one of Mab's workmates: "Keine besonderen Ereignisse" (166)?

2. From what Shakespearean play did Mab pick her nickname?

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

4. Where had Osla's mother shipped her to for safety from the oncoming war?

5. What was served as the first course at the Indian restaurant when Mab went on a date with Francis Gray in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Mrs. Finch?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How would you describe the language style in The Rose Code?

8. What is a frame story and how does it apply to The Rose Code?

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

10. How did Beth begin working at Bletchley Park?

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