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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. Where does Nathaniel start his first paying job?
(a) In the laundry room of The Criterion.
(b) In the sound room at the BBC radio station.
(c) In the fields of a local farm.
(d) In the kitchen of La Mia Amici.

2. What job did The Moth and Nathaniel's mother do together during the war?
(a) They were assassins.
(b) They were "fire watchers."
(c) They were medics.
(d) They were code breakers.

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

4. Where do Nathaniel and his sister go shortly after their mother leaves for Singapore?
(a) To live with an aunt.
(b) To an orphanage in America.
(c) Boarding school.
(d) To live with grandparents.

5. Where did Nathaniel's mother grow up?
(a) Suffolk.
(b) Corning.
(c) The Cotswolds.
(d) Cornwall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is The Darter's real name?

2. Who visits Nathniel's house and tells stories of using a smoker normally used for calming bees in innovative ways?

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

4. 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"?

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

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