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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. Who from Nathaniel's past has produced a television documentary he wants to watch?
(a) Olive Lawrence.
(b) Arthur McCash.
(c) The Darter.
(d) The Moth.

2. What was the newspaper that the local Reverend produced?
(a) The Quinn Conversation.
(b) The Mint Light.
(c) The Moggs Journal.
(d) The Richmond Record.

3. What name is Marsh Felon sometimes known by?
(a) James Bond.
(b) The Ghost.
(c) The Rooftop Jumper.
(d) Long-Flew Knife.

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

5. What does Nathaniel find in one of the books on his mother's shelf in White Paint?
(a) A hand-drawn map of a chalk hill.
(b) A love letter from his father.
(c) A large amount of money.
(d) A love letter from Marsh Felon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nathaniel imagine Rose's death was like?

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

3. Who was the pastor in White Paint?

4. What does Nathaniel think The Darter's daughter's name is?

5. Who does Nathaniel hear on a tape during his work in the archives whose voice he recognizes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Rachel's feelings towards Rose, her mother, change after the incident in the Bark Theater?

2. What does Nathaniel find between the pages of a book in his mother's house that intrigues him?

3. What does Rose cite as a major reason why she joined the British Intelligence Service?

4. What does Marsh Felon send Rose out to buy supplies for when he stays in Rose's house as an adolescent?

5. How does Nathaniel figure out that Agnes is The Darter's wife?

6. In the section titled "In the Archives," what does Nathaniel feel he has lost along with any details about his mother's work in the war?

7. How is Rose Williams' death noted in the press?

8. Who is the boy on the roof and why is he important in Rose's life?

9. Why did American Airmen stationed in The Saints area during the war constantly get lost there?

10. In the section titled "Arthur McCash," what one piece of information does Nathaniel finally uncover about what specific job Rose performed during the war?

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