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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man Nathaniel knows as The Darter seem most interested in in his conversations with The Moth?
(a) Racing dogs.
(b) Cards.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Bird-watching.

2. Who is The Darter's girlfriend for a time that Nathaniel warms to?
(a) The Swede.
(b) The Supermodel.
(c) Olive Lawrence.
(d) Gisella Wright.

3. Who helps Nathaniel when Rachel has a seizure?
(a) The Moth.
(b) Arthur McCash.
(c) Mr. Nkoma.
(d) The Darter.

4. Which of the men whose care Nathaniel and Rachel are left in does Rachel prefer?
(a) Arthur McCash.
(b) Marsh Felon.
(c) The Moth.
(d) The Darter.

5. Where does Rachel go immediately after the attack at the Bark Theater?
(a) To a boarding school near the Welsh border.
(b) To live with a family in Ireland.
(c) To live in an nunnery.
(d) To a boarding school in America.

6. Where does Nathaniel start his first paying job?
(a) In the kitchen of La Mia Amici.
(b) In the laundry room of The Criterion.
(c) In the sound room at the BBC radio station.
(d) In the fields of a local farm.

7. What happens to Nathaniel and Agnes on the city bus at the end of the section titled "Agnes Street"?
(a) They are arrested.
(b) They are followed by several men.
(c) They are robbed.
(d) They are harassed by school children.

8. Where do Nathaniel and Agnes meet to have sex?
(a) Restaurant bathrooms.
(b) Nathaniel's house.
(c) Churches.
(d) Vacant houses Agnes's brother, an estate agent, has access to.

9. What was Nathaniel's work for the Foreign Office referred to generally as?
(a) The Silent Correction.
(b) The Good Works Hour.
(c) The Great Reckoning.
(d) The Youthful Vengeance.

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

11. What does The Moth tell Nathaniel about his father in the section titled "Hell-Fire"?
(a) That Nathaniel's father is likely dead by now.
(b) That Nathaniel's father once killed Nathaniel's pet cat.
(c) That Nathaniel's father is a talented spy.
(d) That Nathaniel's father has always hated dogs.

12. What company does Nathaniel's father work for?
(a) Unilver.
(b) Uniroyal.
(c) Chanel.
(d) Tiffany's.

13. What is The Darter's real name?
(a) Marsh Felon.
(b) Sam Malakite.
(c) Arthur McCash.
(d) Norman Marshall.

14. Who do Nathaniel and his sister find in their house in London when they arrive after running away from school?
(a) The Moth and The Darter.
(b) The Moth and The Hen.
(c) The Darter and The Hand.
(d) The Darter and The Hen.

15. What happens to Nathaniel one night in the underground that shakes him and scares him?
(a) He thinks he sees a ghost.
(b) Two men try to accost him in the lift.
(c) He is stabbed by a young girl.
(d) He thinks he sees his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nathaniel's sister do when they realize their mother has lied to them in the section titled "Hell-Fire"?

2. What kinds of criminals does Nathaniel meet during his work on the Thames with The Darter?

3. Where does Nathaniel go immediately after the attack at the Bark Theater?

4. What street in London does Nathaniel live on as a child?

5. How does The Darter feel about Agnes?

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