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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 135 - 180).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nathaniel go immediately after the attack at the Bark Theater?
(a) To a boarding school in Ireland.
(b) To live with a family in Italy.
(c) To a boarding school in America.
(d) To live with a family in Scotland.

2. What is Rose's reaction when Nathaniel mentions that Olive Lawrence was an ethnographer?
(a) She indignantly states that Olive was not just an ethnographer.
(b) She says Olive was the most talented spy she knew.
(c) She says Olive was actually a double-agent working for the Russians.
(d) She says Olive was actually a brilliant code-breaker at Bletchley Park.

3. What surprises Nathaniel and Rachel when they see how The Darter moves on the boat on the Thames?
(a) How often he slips off the boat, given that he can not swim.
(b) How graceful he is.
(c) How afraid he is.
(d) How awkward he is.

4. What kind of part-time job does Rachel get in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?
(a) A writing job.
(b) A cleaning job.
(c) Stage work.
(d) A cooking job.

5. How does Nathaniel manage to escape from his pursuers in the underground?
(a) He has his pocket knife with him and stabs one of the men.
(b) He does a spell to ward off the attackers.
(c) He runs very fast to get away.
(d) He knows the buttons and levers in the lift, so he kicked the brake up to start the lift moving again and escaped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Nathaniel's father after he leaves for Singapore during Nathaniel's childhood?

2. Where does Nathaniel start his first paying job?

3. Who appears at Nathaniel's house for the first time the day after his frightening episode in the underground?

4. Where does The Moth almost exclusively eat?

5. What kind of job is Nathaniel offered at the Foreign Office?

(see the answer key)

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