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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. To what composer did Beth and Harry listen to when they were alone together in Chapter 41?

2. Why was Christopher embarrassed about his father attending his birthday party?

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

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

5. When does Chapter 43 begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harry enlist in the armed services? How do Beth and Sheila respond?

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

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

4. What are the circumstances surrounding Osla spending the night in Philip's room in Chapter 54?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Giles in The Rose Code. What are Giles's main objectives in the novel? Does he achieve those objectives? Why or why not? Would you consider Giles to be a protagonist or antagonist? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the narrative style of The Rose Code. From whose perspective is the story related? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? Is the narrative related in the past or present tense? Why are these choices important?

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