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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Osla wear on a dare from the prince during the New Year's Eve festivities in Chapter 2?
(a) A boiler suit.
(b) A short dress.
(c) A tuxedo.
(d) A suit of armor.

2. When is Chapter 18 set?
(a) June 12, 1946.
(b) March 25, 1940.
(c) August 11, 1939.
(d) November 9, 1947.

3. How old was Harry's son when he contracted polio?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 6 months.

4. Where did Mab go with Francis Gray to a lunchtime concert on their second date?
(a) Wigmore Hall.
(b) Prince Albert Hall.
(c) Royal Festival Hall.
(d) The National Gallery.

5. How old was Harry's son when he hosted the Mad Hatter's tea party in Chapter 20?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

6. What procedure was being planned for Beth in Chapter 18?
(a) A leg amputation.
(b) Shock therapy.
(c) A colonoscopy.
(d) A lobotomy.

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

8. What was printed in the letterhead block on the cipher Osla received in the Prologue?
(a) East London.
(b) Covington.
(c) Bletchley Park.
(d) Clockwell Sanitarium.

9. What is the title of the poetry collection that the Mad Hatters had chosen for this month's read in Chapter 16?
(a) The Measure of a Man.
(b) Mired.
(c) The Rose.
(d) The Nights.

10. What book is described as being on the agenda for this week's Mad Hatter's Tea Party in the newsletter in Chapter 15?
(a) Alice in Wonderland.
(b) The Road.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) The Great Gatsby.

11. To which hut was Mab assigned when she began her work at BP?
(a) Hut 5.
(b) Hut 2.
(c) Hut 4.
(d) Hut 6.

12. What did Beth bring home when she finally returned after three days working in Chapter 17?
(a) A briefcase of money.
(b) A bottle of whiskey.
(c) A dog.
(d) A kitten.

13. When did Francis Gray supposedly write the poem that he and Mab discussed in Chapter 16?
(a) When he was 20.
(b) When he was 16.
(c) When he was 18.
(d) When he was 19.

14. How many siblings did Mab have growing up?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

15. When did Mab say she lost her virginity in Chapter 23?
(a) When she was 19.
(b) When she was 23.
(c) When she was 21.
(d) When she was 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the following message from Chapter 7 translated to by one of Mab's workmates: "Keine besonderen Ereignisse" (166)?

2. Who wrote The Return of the Native?

3. What did Mab's coworker say that the key "Red" (168) referred to in Chapter 7?

4. What newsletter opens Chapter 15?

5. What date is noted at the opening of the Prologue?

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