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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. Who was Francis Gray serving during his visit to BP in Chapter 27?

2. Who interviewed Beth for the job working at Bletchley Park?

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

4. Who was Prince Philip's mother?

5. Who was described as being the CIC on the Mediterranean in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What threat introduces new conflict for Beth at Clockwell in Chapter 22?

5. How is the novel structured?

6. What highly-anticipated wedding is the backdrop of much of the novel? Why?

7. What is Clockwell and how is this setting described?

8. How is Beth treated at Clockwell?

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

10. What was the position of the Soviets during and after World War II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Clockwell Sanitarium. Why is Beth held at this facility? How is she treated there? What are the other patients like? How does Beth escape the institution?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Osla in The Rose Code. How old is Osla when her character is introduced in the earlier timeline? What sets Osla apart from the other protagonists? What is Osla's relationship status and how does it change in the course of the story?

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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