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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 51 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of part-time job does Rachel get in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?
(a) Stage work.
(b) A writing job.
(c) A cooking job.
(d) A cleaning job.

2. 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 mother to The Moth saying she is in Italy.
(b) She finds their mother's passport tucked in a drawer.
(c) She finds their mother's steamer trunk stowed in the basement of their house.
(d) She finds a letter from their father telling them not to trust their mother.

3. What is Nathaniel's mother's nickname for him?
(a) Stitch.
(b) Moth.
(c) Sweetheart.
(d) Darter.

4. Who appears at Nathaniel's house for the first time the day after his frightening episode in the underground?
(a) Sam Malakite.
(b) His father.
(c) Arthur McCash.
(d) The Darter.

5. What is Nathaniel's first girlfriend's reaction when he tells her his first name?
(a) She says it is low-class.
(b) She says it sounds French.
(c) She says her parents will hate it.
(d) She says it is posh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Nathaniel hear stories of young sexual exploits from at one of his holiday jobs as a young boy?

2. In what year do Nathaniel's parents tell him they are traveling to Singapore?

3. Who is Nathaniel's sister?

4. Where does The Moth work?

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

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