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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 101 - 134).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Nathaniel's mother's nickname for Nathaniel's sister?
(a) Warbler.
(b) Robin.
(c) Hen.
(d) Wren.

3. How do Nathaniel's mother's parents die?
(a) They are killed in the war by a bombing.
(b) In a fire.
(c) In a car crash.
(d) They each die of cancer.

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

5. Who finds Rachel hiding with The Darter at the Bark Theater?
(a) Marsh Felon.
(b) The Moth.
(c) Arthur McCash.
(d) Nathaniel's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does The Darter habitually hum as he and Nathaniel travel on the barge?

2. 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"?

3. What kind of part-time job does Rachel get in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?

4. What is Rose Williams' code name?

5. Who is Nathaniel's sister?

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