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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. Why does Nathaniel bang a pot upon entering his mother's house after she dies?
(a) Because he thinks his mother would want him to do that.
(b) Because he thinks it is good luck.
(c) Because he thinks there are thieves there.
(d) To follow a tradition she followed, to scare away a "rat."

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

3. What author does Rose Williams have a particular fondness for?
(a) Austen.
(b) Wordsworth.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Balzac.

4. Who does Arthur McCash tell Nathaniel's mother he thinks is responsible for the children's attempted abduction?
(a) Italians or Yugoslavians.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Russians.
(d) Americans.

5. What does Agnes do the first time she goes on the barge with Nathaniel and The Darter?
(a) She jumps into the water and swims to shore.
(b) She begs to stop at her old school.
(c) She shouts to everyone on the shore to join them.
(d) She releases all the greyhounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does The Darter take one of his girlfriends that Nathaniel gets to know well on their first date?

2. What specific function does Marsh Felon serve in the British Intelligence Service?

3. Who finds Rose Williams after she died?

4. What was Nathaniel's work for the Foreign Office referred to generally as?

5. What does Olive Lawrence tell Nathaniel and Rachel she does for a living?

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