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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 Chapter 68 set?

2. Where did Sheila Zarb take Beth for a drink in Chapter 37?

3. What is Henry's last name?

4. Who is Philip's cousin that was in exile from the throne in Chapter 57?

5. What kind of cigarettes did Osla pass around to the nurses at the asylum in Chapter 74?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Osla return Philip's insignia in Chapter 57?

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

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

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

7. How does Beth escape Clockwell?

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

9. How does Giles threaten Beth in Chapter 70?

10. What are the circumstances surrounding Beth's first time being intimate with Harry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Beth in the novel. Where is Beth living when her character is introduced? How do Beth's circumstances change in the course of the novel? What are Beth's circumstances at the end of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Mab in the novel. How old is Mab when her character is introduced? How has her character changed between the earlier timeline and the later one? What are Mab's objectives in the novel? Does she achieve those objectives?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's language style in The Rose Code. How would you describe the dialogue of the characters? What differences can be seen in the characters' dialects? How easy or difficult did you find this language style to read and understand?

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