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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Osla when her family moved to England?

2. What name was printed in the greatcoat that Osla wore home to the billet in Chapter 15?

3. How old is Osla described as in the Prologue?

4. What were Beth and her coworkers told to call the Abwehr Enigma in Chapter 25?

5. What gemstone is described in Osla's engagement ring?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Beth treated at Clockwell?

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

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

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

6. How does Francis's communication style change after his marriage to Mab?

7. How is the novel structured?

8. What are the circumstances surrounding Mab's wedding to Francis?

9. What does the Enigma machine refer to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's language style in The Rose Code. How would you describe the dialogue of the characters? What differences can be seen in the characters' dialects? How easy or difficult did you find this language style to read and understand?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss three examples of irony in The Rose Code. What verbal irony is used in the novel, and why? How is dramatic irony used? What situational irony can be observed? Why are these examples significant to you?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impacts of the deaths of Francis and Lucy in the novel. How do Francis and Lucy die? Whom does Mab hold responsible for their deaths? How do their deaths change Mab?

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