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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. Which book do Nathaniel and his sister imitate in tracking their mother across London before she leaves on her trip to Singapore?
(a) Madame Bovary.
(b) Great Expectations.
(c) The Woman in White.
(d) The Last of The Mohicans.

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

3. How does Nathaniel manage to escape from his pursuers in the underground?
(a) He has his pocket knife with him and stabs one of the men.
(b) He knows the buttons and levers in the lift, so he kicked the brake up to start the lift moving again and escaped.
(c) He runs very fast to get away.
(d) He does a spell to ward off the attackers.

4. What happens to Nathaniel and Agnes on the city bus at the end of the section titled "Agnes Street"?
(a) They are arrested.
(b) They are followed by several men.
(c) They are harassed by school children.
(d) They are robbed.

5. What does the man Nathaniel knows as The Darter seem most interested in in his conversations with The Moth?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Bird-watching.
(c) Racing dogs.
(d) Cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nathaniel tell about what happens to him in the underground that scares him?

2. Which of the men whose care Nathaniel and Rachel are left in does Rachel prefer?

3. Where does The Darter take one of his girlfriends that Nathaniel gets to know well on their first date?

4. Who do Nathaniel and his sister find in their house in London when they arrive after running away from school?

5. Who is The Darter's girlfriend for a time that Nathaniel warms to?

(see the answer key)

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