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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Nathaniel's mother grow up?
(a) Suffolk.
(b) Corning.
(c) Cornwall.
(d) The Cotswolds.

3. What does Marsh Felon teach a young Rose Williams how to do in the section titled "Wildfowling"?
(a) Shoot a gun for the first time.
(b) Track and follow footprints.
(c) Shoot a bow and arrow.
(d) Pluck a bird and roast it over an open fire.

4. Why does Agnes think Nathaniel does not want her to meet his parents?
(a) She is too young.
(b) She is working-class.
(c) She is ugly.
(d) She is too old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What program does Marsh Felon host on BBC Radio?

2. Which literary character does Nathaniel hear might be based on Arthur McCash later in his life?

3. What kind of floor is in Rose Williams' house in White Paint?

4. What happens to Nathaniel one night in the underground that shakes him and scares him?

5. What kind of job is Nathaniel offered at the Foreign Office?

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