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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. Into what line of the military did Harry enlist in Chapter 58?
(a) The Royal Air Force.
(b) The Fleet Air Team.
(c) The Royal Navy.
(d) The Ground Brigade.

2. Who did Giles say was set to perform Beth's lobotomy in Chapter 70?
(a) Dr. Watson.
(b) Dr. Markwell.
(c) Dr. Seton.
(d) Dr. Wilson.

3. Where did Beth keep the key to Dilly's safe while she was at the asylum, according to the narrative in Chapter 68?
(a) In her hair.
(b) In her shoe.
(c) In her bra.
(d) In her mattress.

4. To what composer did Beth and Harry listen to when they were alone together in Chapter 41?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Bach.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Pachelbel.

5. Who made Beth's dog a little coat?
(a) Mab.
(b) Mrs. Finch.
(c) Dilly.
(d) Osla.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mab live with her husband in Chapter 71?

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

3. Who did Francis quote in his romantic letter to Mab in Chapter 36?

4. When is the excerpt from Bletchley Bletherings dated in the opening of Chapter 55?

5. Who is revealed to be Lucy's mother in Chapter 40?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Osla's relationship with Philip threatened in Chapter 38?

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

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

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

6. How do Mab, Osla, and Beth get help cracking the code in the end of the novel?

7. How does Beth escape Clockwell?

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

9. How is Beth's confrontation with her father described in Chapter 52?

10. How are Lucy and Francis killed?

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