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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. When is the Bletchley Bletherings excerpt from that opens Chapter 57?
2. What word from Francis's letter in Chapter 36 refers to a person with blondish, unruly hair?
3. Who made Beth's dog a little coat?
4. On what ship was Philip in Chapter 60?
5. When is the Bletchley Bletherings excerpt that opens Chapter 52 dated?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whom does Mab blame for the deaths of Lucy and Francis? Why?
2. What code of Dilly's does Beth begin working on in Chapter 52? Why?
3. How do Mab, Osla, and Beth get help cracking the code in the end of the novel?
4. How does Giles threaten Beth in Chapter 70?
5. What is revealed in Francis's letter to Mab in Chapter 36?
6. How does Sheila describe the circumstances of her marriage to Beth in Chapter 37?
7. What are the circumstances surrounding Osla spending the night in Philip's room in Chapter 54?
8. How are Lucy and Francis killed?
9. How do Mab and Osla react to Beth's story when they meet with her at Clockwell?
10. Why is Osla's relationship with Philip threatened in Chapter 38?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
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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