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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 song did Mab write about Francis humming while he shaved in Chapter 36?

2. When is Chapter 68 set?

3. Who called Osla to tell her about the spark between Philip and Elizabeth in Chapter 54?

4. How old was Christopher turning on his birthday in Chapter 55?

5. What was the city code for Paris in the German encryptions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Mab and Osla react to Beth's story when they meet with her at Clockwell?

2. How has Mab's behavior changed in Chapter 53? What led to these changes?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Giles threaten Beth in Chapter 70?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Define "framing device" and discuss how this literary term applies to The Rose Code. What are the different timelines in the narrative? Why does the author use different timelines to tell the story? How does this approach lend itself to foreshadowing and suspense in the novel?

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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