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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Nathaniel when Rachel has a seizure?
(a) Mr. Nkoma.
(b) The Moth.
(c) Arthur McCash.
(d) The Darter.

2. What does Nathaniel's mother say when he first sees the red scars all along her arm?
(a) That she had cut herself out of anxiety and fear.
(b) That it is nothing, just the street of small daggers.
(c) That she got burned cooking during the war.
(d) That it had been part of her training by the British government.

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

4. What do the men who seize Rachel and Nathaniel outside the Bark Theater drug them with?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Ether.
(c) Amphetamines.
(d) Chloroform.

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

6. What job did The Moth and Nathaniel's mother do together during the war?
(a) They were "fire watchers."
(b) They were medics.
(c) They were assassins.
(d) They were code breakers.

7. Who visits Nathniel's house and tells stories of using a smoker normally used for calming bees in innovative ways?
(a) Mr. Florence.
(b) The Darter.
(c) The Moth.
(d) Mr. Nkoma.

8. What was Nathaniel's work for the Foreign Office referred to generally as?
(a) The Youthful Vengeance.
(b) The Silent Correction.
(c) The Good Works Hour.
(d) The Great Reckoning.

9. Who do Nathaniel and his sister find in their house in London when they arrive after running away from school?
(a) The Moth and The Hen.
(b) The Darter and The Hand.
(c) The Moth and The Darter.
(d) The Darter and The Hen.

10. Which character does Nathaniel hear stories of young sexual exploits from at one of his holiday jobs as a young boy?
(a) Mr. Nkoma.
(b) The Darter.
(c) Mr. Hessing.
(d) The Moth.

11. Who does Nathaniel tell about what happens to him in the underground that scares him?
(a) Rachel.
(b) The Darter.
(c) His mother.
(d) The Moth.

12. How do Nathaniel's mother's parents die?
(a) They each die of cancer.
(b) In a car crash.
(c) In a fire.
(d) They are killed in the war by a bombing.

13. What is The Darter's real name?
(a) Marsh Felon.
(b) Arthur McCash.
(c) Norman Marshall.
(d) Sam Malakite.

14. Why does Nathaniel really not want Agnes to meet his parents?
(a) They are out of the country and he does not even know where they are.
(b) Agnes is working-class and that embarrasses him.
(c) He feels Agnes is not really attractive.
(d) Agnes is too young.

15. Who does Nathaniel buy a house from in Suffolk?
(a) Olive Lawrence.
(b) Mrs. Malakite.
(c) Marsh Felon.
(d) The Darter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nathaniel remember most about visiting his father's office with him one night?

3. In what year do Nathaniel's parents tell him they are traveling to Singapore?

4. What street in London does Nathaniel live on as a child?

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

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