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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI (pages 245 - 285).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Rachel and Nathaniel travel on the Thames with in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?
(a) The Moth.
(b) Arthur McCash.
(c) Their mother.
(d) The Darter.

2. What does The Darter tell Nathaniel he once did to ensure he did not lose a bet at the race track?
(a) Threw a bunny rabbit on the track.
(b) Threw a live cat on the track.
(c) Poisoned one of the dogs.
(d) Shot one of the dogs.

3. What was written on Rose Williams' gravestone?
(a) Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust.
(b) Here's to unsung heroes.
(c) Though I travel'd through the valley of the shadow I fear not.
(d) I have travel'd thro' Perils and Darkness not unlike a Champion.

4. Who is really The Darter's wife?
(a) Florence.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Agnes, Nathaniel's teenage girlfriend.
(d) Maria.

5. What author does Rose Williams have a particular fondness for?
(a) Wordsworth.
(b) Balzac.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Austen.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Nathaniel had had the chance to ask his mother what she had done that was so terrible during the war, what does he imagine her answering?

2. Who appears at Nathaniel's house for the first time the day after his frightening episode in the underground?

3. What does the stranger in the cinema give to Rachel when she has a seizure to help her?

4. What does Nathaniel find in one of the books on his mother's shelf in White Paint?

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

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