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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 does Agnes tell Nathaniel she lies awake at night and wishes for?
(a) A mansion.
(b) A fortune.
(c) A plane to fly away in.
(d) A large pearl.

2. What does Nathaniel's sister show him that casts doubt on their mother's whereabouts in the section titled "Hell-Fire"?
(a) She finds a letter from their mother to The Moth saying she is in Italy.
(b) She finds their mother's passport tucked in a drawer.
(c) She finds their mother's steamer trunk stowed in the basement of their house.
(d) She finds a letter from their father telling them not to trust their mother.

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

4. How does The Darter feel about Agnes?
(a) He does not trust her.
(b) He does not like her.
(c) He thinks she and Nathaniel are a terrible match.
(d) He loves her.

5. What does Agnes do the first time she goes on the barge with Nathaniel and The Darter?
(a) She begs to stop at her old school.
(b) She shouts to everyone on the shore to join them.
(c) She jumps into the water and swims to shore.
(d) She releases all the greyhounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section titled "Agnes Street," where does Nathaniel find a restaurant job?

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

3. How long after Rose's death is Nathaniel invited to apply for work at the Foreign Office?

4. What wisdom does Olive Lawrence murmur to Nathaniel that comes back to him as an adult?

5. What company does Nathaniel's father work for?

(see the answer key)

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