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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is killed protecting Nathaniel and Rachel outside the Bark Theater?
(a) Arthur McCash.
(b) The Moth.
(c) Their father.
(d) The Darter.

3. Where do Nathaniel and his sister go shortly after their mother leaves for Singapore?
(a) To live with grandparents.
(b) To live with an aunt.
(c) Boarding school.
(d) To an orphanage in America.

4. What is the name of the dance club in Bromley where Nathaniel takes Agnes one night?
(a) The White Hart.
(b) The Black Asp.
(c) The White Stag.
(d) The Black Dahlia.

5. What kinds of creatures does the owner of the house Nathaniel buys in Suffolk keep?
(a) Bees.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Hens.

6. Where does Nathaniel go immediately after the attack at the Bark Theater?
(a) To live with a family in Italy.
(b) To a boarding school in Ireland.
(c) To a boarding school in America.
(d) To live with a family in Scotland.

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

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

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

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

11. What does the stranger in the cinema give to Rachel when she has a seizure to help her?
(a) An ice cream.
(b) A shot of some medication.
(c) A bracelet to identify her illness.
(d) A wallet to put in her mouth.

12. What German word does The Moth explain to Rachel and Nathaniel that means "heavy"?
(a) Schwer.
(b) Hoch.
(c) Lang.
(d) Korpulent.

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

14. What kind of part-time job does Rachel get in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?
(a) A cooking job.
(b) A cleaning job.
(c) Stage work.
(d) A writing job.

15. What song does The Darter habitually hum as he and Nathaniel travel on the barge?
(a) Weary of War.
(b) Battle Hymn of the Republic.
(c) But Not For Me.
(d) Show Boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nathaniel's mother say when he first sees the red scars all along her arm?

2. What does The Moth suggest Nathaniel do during school holidays at the end of the section titled "Hell-Fire"?

3. How do Nathaniel's mother's parents die?

4. What radio program does Nathaniel's mother listen to on Saturdays?

5. What is The Darter's real name?

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