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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. Who was the pastor in White Paint?
(a) Reverend Mint.
(b) Reverend Quinn.
(c) Reverend Moggs.
(d) Reverent Richmond.

2. What nickname do Nathaniel and his sister give to the man in charge of caring for them in the section titled "A Table Full of Strangers"?
(a) The Eye.
(b) The Greyhound.
(c) The Moth.
(d) The Hand.

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

4. Which of the men whose care Nathaniel and Rachel are left in does Rachel prefer?
(a) The Darter.
(b) The Moth.
(c) Marsh Felon.
(d) Arthur McCash.

5. What was the boy's name who fell through Nathaniel's mother's roof as a child?
(a) Norman.
(b) Marsh.
(c) Walter.
(d) Arthur.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does The Moth suggest Nathaniel do during school holidays at the end of the section titled "Hell-Fire"?

2. How do Nathaniel's mother's parents die?

3. What kinds of sandwiches does Mrs. Malakite make for Mr. Malakite and Nathaniel?

4. What kind of a state does the narrator Nathaniel say one must be in to write a memoir in the section titled "The Saints"?

5. What is The Moth's real name?

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