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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nighttime activity do Nathaniel and Rachel partake of with Olive Lawrence?
(a) Stealing art from museums.
(b) Walks around different parts of the city.
(c) Cooking elaborate meals.
(d) Breaking into the archives.

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

3. Where does The Moth work?
(a) Mia Amici restaurant.
(b) A local pub called Owens.
(c) A local farm.
(d) The Criterion banquet hall.

4. What is Rose Williams' code name?
(a) Radiance.
(b) Viola.
(c) Peony.
(d) Tulip.

5. Where do Nathaniel and Agnes meet to have sex?
(a) Vacant houses Agnes's brother, an estate agent, has access to.
(b) Nathaniel's house.
(c) Restaurant bathrooms.
(d) Churches.

6. 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 wooden crate.
(d) A steamer trunk.

7. Which of the men whose care Nathaniel and Rachel are left in does Nathaniel most prefer?
(a) The Darter.
(b) Arthur McCash.
(c) Marsh Felon.
(d) The Moth.

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

9. What does Nathaniel call the girl he meets at his restaurant job and starts a relationship with, though it is not her real name?
(a) Maria.
(b) Ethel.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Agnes.

10. Who is Nathaniel's sister?
(a) Viola.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Rose.

11. What story does The Moth tell Nathaniel about his mother during the war in the section titled "A Table Full of Strangers"?
(a) The Moth tells Nathaniel about his mother killing enemy soldiers.
(b) The Moth tells Nathaniel about his mother breaking a difficult code.
(c) The Moth tells Nathaniel about his mother driving men to the coast through the night.
(d) The Moth tells Nathaniel about his mother's interrogation skills.

12. What does Agnes draw on for the sketch that she gives to Nathaniel in the section titled "Agnes Street"?
(a) A slate.
(b) Butcher paper.
(c) A napkin.
(d) A business card.

13. What does Nathaniel ask the owner of the house he is buying to help him sketch out?
(a) The location of seeds and plants in the garden.
(b) The location of secret passageways used in the war.
(c) The location of the treasure he thinks she has hidden there.
(d) The location of the munitions he knows are buried in the yard.

14. What is The Moth's real name?
(a) Marsh.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Walter.
(d) Norman.

15. What does Nathaniel's sister do when they realize their mother has lied to them in the section titled "Hell-Fire"?
(a) She leaves the house without telling anyone where she is going.
(b) She sets out to look for her mother.
(c) She cuts her wrist.
(d) She writes an angry letter to her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nathaniel buy a house from in Suffolk?

2. What is Nathaniel's mother's nickname for him?

3. How does The Darter feel about Agnes?

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

5. Where do Nathaniel and his sister go shortly after their mother leaves for Singapore?

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