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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 luggage does Nathaniel's mother make a great show of packing?
(a) A small canvas suitcase.
(b) A steamer trunk.
(c) A leather briefcase.
(d) A wooden crate.

2. Why does Agnes faint one night at work in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She has low blood pressure.
(c) She has epilepsy.
(d) The frozen ham she is hiding in her armpit gives her hypothermia.

3. What company does Nathaniel's father work for?
(a) Unilver.
(b) Uniroyal.
(c) Chanel.
(d) Tiffany's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Nathaniel manage to escape from his pursuers in the underground?

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

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