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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. What radio program does Nathaniel's mother listen to on Saturdays?
(a) This is Your Life.
(b) The Perfect World.
(c) The Naturalist's Hour.
(d) War Stories.

2. What does The Darter smuggle on the Thames?
(a) Pornography.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Encrypted war communications.
(d) Greyhound dogs.

3. What does The Darter tell Nathaniel he once did to ensure he did not lose a bet at the race track?
(a) Shot one of the dogs.
(b) Threw a bunny rabbit on the track.
(c) Threw a live cat on the track.
(d) Poisoned one of the dogs.

4. 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.

5. Who do Nathaniel and his sister find in their house in London when they arrive after running away from school?
(a) The Darter and The Hand.
(b) The Moth and The Darter.
(c) The Moth and The Hen.
(d) The Darter and The Hen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nathaniel manage to escape from his pursuers in the underground?

2. What does Mr. Malakite do for a living?

3. Where does The Moth almost exclusively eat?

4. What surprises Nathaniel and Rachel when they see how The Darter moves on the boat on the Thames?

5. Which book do Nathaniel and his sister imitate in tracking their mother across London before she leaves on her trip to Singapore?

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