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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI (pages 245 - 285).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Agnes tell Nathaniel she lies awake at night and wishes for?
(a) A fortune.
(b) A mansion.
(c) A plane to fly away in.
(d) A large pearl.

2. What does Olive Lawrence seem capable of to Nathaniel that none of the other visitors to his house seem capable of?
(a) Money management.
(b) Clear judgement.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Talking to children.

3. What kinds of criminals does Nathaniel meet during his work on the Thames with The Darter?
(a) Murderers.
(b) Crooked accountants.
(c) Forgers.
(d) Drug dealers.

4. What kind of a state does the narrator Nathaniel say one must be in to write a memoir in the section titled "The Saints"?
(a) A heightened state.
(b) An agitated state.
(c) An orphan state.
(d) A peaceful state.

5. In the section titled "Agnes Street," where does Nathaniel find a restaurant job?
(a) Whitechapel.
(b) World's End.
(c) Charing Cross.
(d) Sussex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Rose and Marsh Felon go together after the war is over?

2. Why does Agnes faint one night at work in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?

3. How does Arthur McCash greet Nathaniel when he encounters him for the first time as an adult working in the archives?

4. What author does Rose Williams have a particular fondness for?

5. What is one of the last things that Nathaniel says to his mother Rose before she dies?

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