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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (pages 1 - 50).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nathaniel's sister do when they realize their mother has lied to them in the section titled "Hell-Fire"?
(a) She cuts her wrist.
(b) She sets out to look for her mother.
(c) She leaves the house without telling anyone where she is going.
(d) She writes an angry letter to her father.

2. What is The Darter's real name?
(a) Norman Marshall.
(b) Sam Malakite.
(c) Marsh Felon.
(d) Arthur McCash.

3. What does The Moth suggest Nathaniel do during school holidays at the end of the section titled "Hell-Fire"?
(a) Get a job to earn a little money.
(b) Learn how to shoot a gun.
(c) Start learning how to cook.
(d) Work abroad in America for a while.

4. Where does The Moth almost exclusively eat?
(a) At one Italian restaurant.
(b) Out of trash cans.
(c) At his mother's house.
(d) From street barrows.

5. What street in London does Nathaniel live on as a child?
(a) Paddington Road.
(b) Charring Cross.
(c) Ruvigny Gardens.
(d) Chatham Cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the boy's name who fell through Nathaniel's mother's roof as a child?

2. Where do Nathaniel and his sister go shortly after their mother leaves for Singapore?

3. What story does The Moth tell Nathaniel about his mother during the war in the section titled "A Table Full of Strangers"?

4. Where does The Moth work?

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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