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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 181 - 244).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Nathaniel think he catches a glimpse of at the dance club in Bromley?
(a) His mother.
(b) The Darter.
(c) His father.
(d) Rachel.

4. What wisdom does Olive Lawrence murmur to Nathaniel that comes back to him as an adult?
(a) The past is a foreign country.
(b) We need other people to fill in what we can not remember ourselves.
(c) The self is not the principal thing.
(d) Forgive your parents their sins, for you do not know what they have suffered.

5. Where does The Darter take one of his girlfriends that Nathaniel gets to know well on their first date?
(a) A Greek restaurant.
(b) An art museum.
(c) To a puppet show.
(d) A cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marsh Felon's connection to the woman who first recruits him for the British Intelligence Service?

2. Why does Nathaniel introduce The Darter to Agnes as his father?

3. What does Nathaniel's mother tell the person tasked with finding Rachel at the Bark Theater to call out to get her to show herself?

4. What kind of part-time job does Rachel get in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?

5. Where do Nathaniel and Agnes meet to have sex?

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