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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. What does Rose tell Nathaniel an opponent will do in the game she teaches him in White Paint?
(a) Punish you for little mistakes.
(b) Watch your face for clues to your next move.
(c) Try to distract you and use your weakness to his advantage.
(d) Cheat every time.

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

3. What does The Darter tell Nathaniel is his wife's name?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Florence.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Maria.

4. What happens to Nathaniel one night in the underground that shakes him and scares him?
(a) Two men try to accost him in the lift.
(b) He is stabbed by a young girl.
(c) He thinks he sees his mother.
(d) He thinks he sees a ghost.

5. Why does Nathaniel introduce The Darter to Agnes as his father?
(a) Agnes said she would break up with Nathaniel if he did not introduce her to his parents.
(b) They ran into Agnes one day so it seemed natural to do so.
(c) The Darter and Nathaniel have a resemblance, so it seemed natural to do so.
(d) Nathaniel wanted to make The Darter think of him as more of a son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the phrase that refers to a high perspective that lets a person see into usually hidden distances?

2. What is Olive Lawrence's effect on Nathaniel's view of women?

3. What does Nathaniel ask the owner of the house he is buying to help him sketch out?

4. What is Rose's reaction when Nathaniel mentions that Olive Lawrence was an ethnographer?

5. Which character does Nathaniel hear stories of young sexual exploits from at one of his holiday jobs as a young boy?

(see the answer key)

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