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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 135 - 180).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of criminals does Nathaniel meet during his work on the Thames with The Darter?
(a) Murderers.
(b) Forgers.
(c) Crooked accountants.
(d) Drug dealers.

2. What German word does The Moth explain to Rachel and Nathaniel that means "heavy"?
(a) Hoch.
(b) Lang.
(c) Korpulent.
(d) Schwer.

3. What does Olive Lawrence tell Nathaniel and Rachel she does for a living?
(a) She is a stylist.
(b) She is a cartographer.
(c) She is an ethnographer.
(d) She is a translator.

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

5. What kind of job is Nathaniel offered at the Foreign Office?
(a) To do cartography work.
(b) To review files in the archives covering the war and post-war years.
(c) To translate for high-level agents.
(d) To do top-secret spy work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does The Darter invite Agnes on one of their first outings?

3. What is the phrase Rose writes in her journal about the person she fears will one day come to kill her?

4. What kinds of clothes does Rose wear in White Paint?

5. What is Nathaniel's mother's nickname for him?

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