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

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

3. What does Nathaniel remember most about visiting his father's office with him one night?
(a) The secretaries' smiles.
(b) The animals all around.
(c) The doorman's uniform.
(d) The large maps on the wall.

4. Which character does Nathaniel hear stories of young sexual exploits from at one of his holiday jobs as a young boy?
(a) The Moth.
(b) Mr. Nkoma.
(c) The Darter.
(d) Mr. Hessing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man Nathaniel knows as The Darter seem most interested in in his conversations with The Moth?

2. Where does The Moth work?

3. What does Nathaniel's sister show him that casts doubt on their mother's whereabouts in the section titled "Hell-Fire"?

4. What is The Moth's real name?

5. What does The Moth suggest Nathaniel do during school holidays at the end of the section titled "Hell-Fire"?

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