View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 181 - 244).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nathaniel's living situation in the section titled "In the Archives"?
(a) He has moved to Glasgow for a top-secret job.
(b) He only lives in Suffolk.
(c) He only lives in London.
(d) He works in London during the week and lives in Suffolk on weekends.

2. What does Olive Lawrence seem capable of to Nathaniel that none of the other visitors to his house seem capable of?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Money management.
(c) Clear judgement.
(d) Talking to children.

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

4. Who taught Nathaniel how to pick the locks of filing cabinets in his youth?
(a) His mother.
(b) A veterinarian whom he encountered during his work with The Darter.
(c) Arthur McCash.
(d) Same Malakite.

5. What does Marsh Felon make for Rose when he stays in her family's house?
(a) A hat.
(b) Fishing lures.
(c) Short stories.
(d) Wallpaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Nathaniel and Agnes on the city bus at the end of the section titled "Agnes Street"?

2. How does Rose choose to protect Nathaniel after she leaves the British Intelligence Service?

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

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

5. Why does Nathaniel bang a pot upon entering his mother's house after she dies?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 390 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample