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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. Where did Beth keep the key to Dilly's safe while she was at the asylum, according to the narrative in Chapter 68?
(a) In her shoe.
(b) In her bra.
(c) In her hair.
(d) In her mattress.

2. For what organization did Giles say he was now working in Chapter 70?
(a) MI-6.
(b) MI-5.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The CIA.

3. What date was set for the Allied invasion of France in Chapter 60?
(a) July 14.
(b) July 12.
(c) June 6.
(d) June 10.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Francis's letter in Chapter 36 refers to a person with blondish, unruly hair?

2. What was Sheila Zarb's maiden name?

3. How old did Mab say her twins were in Chapter 71?

4. When Osla called Philip in Chapter 37, he had just received his post as sublieutenant on what ship?

5. Who is revealed to be Lucy's mother in Chapter 40?

Short Essay Questions

1. What code of Dilly's does Beth begin working on in Chapter 52? Why?

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

3. What secret of Mab's does Francis guess in Chapter 40? How does he respond to the secret?

4. How does Sheila describe the circumstances of her marriage to Beth in Chapter 37?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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