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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 did Francis quote in his romantic letter to Mab in Chapter 36?
(a) Michael London.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) John Donne.

2. What kind of cigarettes did Osla pass around to the nurses at the asylum in Chapter 74?
(a) American Spirits.
(b) Camels.
(c) Gauloises.
(d) Marlboros.

3. Why was Christopher embarrassed about his father attending his birthday party?
(a) He would be the only man who was dark-skinned.
(b) He would be the only man who was poor.
(c) He would be the only man who was unmarried.
(d) He would be the only man not in uniform.

4. When is the excerpt from Bletchley Bletherings dated in the opening of Chapter 55?
(a) May, 1939.
(b) April, 1943.
(c) January, 1944.
(d) June, 1944.

5. When is Chapter 37 set?
(a) May, 1945.
(b) May, 1942.
(c) April, 1941.
(d) June, 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made Beth's dog a little coat?

2. What did Harry refer to as the best pub in Cambridge in Chapter 41?

3. What kind of car did Mab drive when she and Osla set out for the asylum in Chapter 71?

4. What is Peggy's last name?

5. Where did Beth keep the key to Dilly's safe while she was at the asylum, according to the narrative in Chapter 68?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Osla return Philip's insignia in Chapter 57?

2. What is revealed in Francis's letter to Mab in Chapter 36?

3. How is Giles apprehended? What happens to him?

4. What are the circumstances surrounding Beth's first time being intimate with Harry?

5. Why does Mab go with Beth to a gynecologist in Chapter 53?

6. What code of Dilly's does Beth begin working on in Chapter 52? Why?

7. How does Sheila describe the circumstances of her marriage to Beth in Chapter 37?

8. How are the Americans at BP described when they arrive?

9. How does Beth escape Clockwell?

10. How are Lucy and Francis killed?

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