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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 135 - 180).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Nathaniel and his sister go shortly after their mother leaves for Singapore?
(a) Boarding school.
(b) To an orphanage in America.
(c) To live with grandparents.
(d) To live with an aunt.

2. What kinds of sandwiches does Mrs. Malakite make for Mr. Malakite and Nathaniel?
(a) Ham and lettuce.
(b) Turkey and stuffing.
(c) Egg and tuna fish.
(d) Tomato, cheese, onion, and honey.

3. What hotel does Rose first work on the roof of as a fire watcher during the war?
(a) The Beachwalk Hotel.
(b) The Wynn Hotel.
(c) The Grosvenor Hotel.
(d) The Intercontinental Hotel.

4. How does Rose choose to protect Nathaniel after she leaves the British Intelligence Service?
(a) She persuades the local gardener, Sam Malakite, to watch over him.
(b) She pays private coaches to teach Nathaniel to defend himself.
(c) She accepts the help of professional bodyguards from the British government.
(d) She asks Nathaniel's father to come back to England and watch over him from a distance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does The Darter smuggle on the Thames?

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

3. What does Rachel tell Nathaniel about her feelings about their childhood?

4. Who does Nathaniel have dinner with in the section titled "Arthur McCash," to ask questions about his childhood?

5. What does the stranger in the cinema give to Rachel when she has a seizure to help her?

(see the answer key)

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