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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 is the following message from Chapter 7 translated to by one of Mab's workmates: "Keine besonderen Ereignisse" (166)?
(a) "The invasion is next week."
(b) "No special developments."
(c) "We need assistance."
(d) "Allied Forces are suffering losses."

2. To whom did Mab lose her virginity?
(a) Andrew Iverness.
(b) Mark Whitmore.
(c) Geoffrey Irving.
(d) Michael Hall.

3. To which hut was Mab assigned when she began her work at BP?
(a) Hut 2.
(b) Hut 6.
(c) Hut 4.
(d) Hut 5.

4. When is Chapter 12 set?
(a) December, 1939.
(b) June, 1947.
(c) August, 1941.
(d) September, 1940.

5. How old was Harry's son when he hosted the Mad Hatter's tea party in Chapter 20?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Beth good at, inspiring Osla to seek a job for her at BP?

2. What is Osla's last name?

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

4. When did Francis Gray supposedly write the poem that he and Mab discussed in Chapter 16?

5. Where was Osla's flat located in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How would you describe Mrs. Finch?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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