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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. Which literary character does Nathaniel hear might be based on Arthur McCash later in his life?
(a) Simon Boulderstone.
(b) John La Carre.
(c) Sam Spade.
(d) James Bond.

2. What kind of car reminds Nathaniel of The Darter?
(a) A blue Morris.
(b) A red Corvette
(c) A black Beetle.
(d) A gray Ford.

3. What does Nathaniel's sister show him that casts doubt on their mother's whereabouts in the section titled "Hell-Fire"?
(a) She finds a letter from their father telling them not to trust their mother.
(b) She finds a letter from their mother to The Moth saying she is in Italy.
(c) She finds their mother's steamer trunk stowed in the basement of their house.
(d) She finds their mother's passport tucked in a drawer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears at Nathaniel's house for the first time the day after his frightening episode in the underground?

2. What is the phrase Rose writes in her journal about the person she fears will one day come to kill her?

3. Where does The Moth almost exclusively eat?

4. What does Agnes do the first time she goes on the barge with Nathaniel and The Darter?

5. Why does Agnes think Nathaniel does not want her to meet his parents?

(see the answer key)

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