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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Francis's letter in Chapter 36 refers to a person with blondish, unruly hair?
(a) Moptop.
(b) Bomber.
(c) Blitz.
(d) Towhead.

2. How did Francis say his friend Arthur (from the photograph) had died in Chapter 36?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Peritonitis.
(c) Automobile accident.
(d) Cancer.

3. For how long had Francis been sent to Scotland, according to the narrative in Chapter 36?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 5 months.

4. What song did Mab write about Francis humming while he shaved in Chapter 36?
(a) "You Always Hurt the One You Love."
(b) "Star Dust."
(c) "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows."
(d) "Paper Doll."

5. When is the excerpt from Bletchley Bletherings dated in the opening of Chapter 55?
(a) June, 1944.
(b) April, 1943.
(c) May, 1939.
(d) January, 1944.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Prince Philip's connections to the Nazi party?

2. How old is Lucy said to be in Chapter 36?

3. What is Peggy's last name?

4. What did Osla give back to Philip in Chapter 57?

5. What did Mab begin drinking frequently after the deaths of Francis and Lucy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beth escape Clockwell?

2. Who is Mike and how did Mab meet him?

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

4. How does Beth know about the attack on Coventry? Why does she not say anything to Mab and Osla?

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

6. How is Beth's confrontation with her father described in Chapter 52?

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

8. Why is Osla's relationship with Philip threatened in Chapter 38?

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

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

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