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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the anonymous author of the Bletchley Bletherings submissions at BP?
(a) Beth.
(b) Mab.
(c) Osla.
(d) Sarah.

2. Who is revealed to be the woman locked in an asylum in Chapter 14?
(a) Mary.
(b) Osla.
(c) Mab.
(d) Beth.

3. To whom did Osla's coworker say the brainy girls go at BP?
(a) James Ainsley.
(b) Dilly Knox.
(c) Richard Laughton.
(d) Andrew Wilson.

4. What was the key word for the cipher that Osla received in the Prologue?
(a) Roses.
(b) Boots.
(c) Lassies.
(d) Rocket.

5. Who put in Beth's name for a position working at the BP?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Osla.
(c) Mab.
(d) Colette.

6. What type of accent did Osla have until she was ten years old?
(a) A German accent.
(b) An Italian accent.
(c) A French accent.
(d) A Canadian accent.

7. About how old was Philip when his mother had a mental breakdown?
(a) 4 or 5.
(b) 8 or 9.
(c) 12 or 13.
(d) 2 or 3.

8. When is Chapter 15 set?
(a) August, 1939.
(b) June, 1940.
(c) June, 1947.
(d) March, 1941.

9. With whom was Mab assigned to work on the machine she called "Aggie" in Chapter 16?
(a) Wren Cornwell.
(b) Wren Stevens.
(c) Wren Dexter.
(d) Wren Matheson.

10. What religion is Beth's family said to be in Chapter 23?
(a) Anglican.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Methodist.

11. Who did Osla go to in order to ask for a transfer in Chapter 20?
(a) Commander Eagle.
(b) Commander Dennison.
(c) Commander Travis.
(d) Miss Senyard.

12. Where did Osla describe planning to go when she talked to Harry after the Mad Hatter's meeting in Chapter 15?
(a) The Cafe de Paris.
(b) The Tranquility house.
(c) Her mother's apartment.
(d) The chapel.

13. Who revealed that the German invasion of Britain was postponed in Chapter 13?
(a) Osla.
(b) Mab.
(c) Beth.
(d) Walter.

14. What did Giles Talbot tell Mab and Osla that "GC & CS" actually stands for in Chapter 3?
(a) Graduation Cadets and Conduct Society.
(b) Golf, Cheese, and Chess Society.
(c) Governance, Commerce, and Culture Society.
(d) Government Code and Cypher School.

15. Who was Prince Philip set to marry in the coming weeks in the Prologue?
(a) Princess Sarah.
(b) Princess Elizabeth.
(c) Princess Margaret.
(d) Princess Grace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newsletter opens Chapter 15?

2. What name is used to describe "The machine the enemy uses to encrypt most of their military traffic" (228), according to Peggy Rock in Chapter 10?

3. To what hut was Mab summoned because she was tall in Chapter 16?

4. What did Dilly define in Chapter 12 as "Thinking about things from different angles" (264)?

5. What did Dilly Knox call his workers when he first showed Beth into their workroom at the BP?

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