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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. What type of flower did Beth associate with the Soviet Enigma that was Dilly's last work?
2. What was Dilly Knox awarded in recognition of his wartime achievements?
3. When is Chapter 37 set?
4. Who did Francis quote in his romantic letter to Mab in Chapter 36?
5. What movie did Osla go to see with Prince Philip the past Thursday in Chapter 37?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Beth know about the attack on Coventry? Why does she not say anything to Mab and Osla?
2. What code of Dilly's does Beth begin working on in Chapter 52? Why?
3. How are the Americans at BP described when they arrive?
4. What secret of Mab's does Francis guess in Chapter 40? How does he respond to the secret?
5. Who is Mike and how did Mab meet him?
6. How do Mab, Osla, and Beth get help cracking the code in the end of the novel?
7. Why is Osla's relationship with Philip threatened in Chapter 38?
8. What are the circumstances surrounding Beth's first time being intimate with Harry?
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
Discuss the themes of blame, resentment, and betrayal in The Rose Code. How do these themes apply to each of the main protagonists? What is revealed about their resentments as the story unfolds? What statement(s) do you think the author is making in relation to these themes?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the character of Mab in the novel. How old is Mab when her character is introduced? How has her character changed between the earlier timeline and the later one? What are Mab's objectives in the novel? Does she achieve those objectives?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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