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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 is Nathaniel's first girlfriend's reaction when he tells her his first name?
(a) She says it is posh.
(b) She says it is low-class.
(c) She says it sounds French.
(d) She says her parents will hate it.

2. Which of the men whose care Nathaniel and Rachel are left in does Rachel prefer?
(a) Marsh Felon.
(b) The Darter.
(c) The Moth.
(d) Arthur McCash.

3. What is a rumor that Nathaniel hears about Arthur McCash?
(a) That he knows Esperanto, the oldest language.
(b) That he is really a Russian spy.
(c) That he can speak in tongues.
(d) That he is the president's secret assistant.

4. Who are Nathaniel and Rachel with when they are abducted outside the Bark Theater?
(a) Their mother.
(b) The Moth.
(c) Their father.
(d) The Darter.

5. What is Olive Lawrence's effect on Nathaniel's view of women?
(a) Nathaniel finds Olive fascinating and Olive is the first woman he meets that makes him want to seek out other women's company.
(b) Nathaniel finds Olive suspicious so he never trusts women easily.
(c) Nathaniel finds Olive very much like his mother, and he misses his mother whenever she is around.
(d) Nathaniel finds Olive sexually attractive and is always looking for women that remind him of her later in life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nathaniel's mother say when he first sees the red scars all along her arm?

2. Who does Nathaniel buy a house from in Suffolk?

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

4. What kind of luggage does Nathaniel's mother make a great show of packing?

5. What does Olive Lawrence tell Nathaniel and Rachel she does for a living?

(see the answer key)

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