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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname do Nathaniel and his sister give to the man in charge of caring for them in the section titled "A Table Full of Strangers"?
(a) The Hand.
(b) The Greyhound.
(c) The Eye.
(d) The Moth.

2. Who does Nathaniel think he catches a glimpse of at the dance club in Bromley?
(a) His father.
(b) The Darter.
(c) Rachel.
(d) His mother.

3. What does The Darter smuggle on the Thames?
(a) Pornography.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Encrypted war communications.
(d) Greyhound dogs.

4. How long after Rose's death is Nathaniel invited to apply for work at the Foreign Office?
(a) 2 years.
(b) A decade.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

6. How does Nathaniel manage to escape from his pursuers in the underground?
(a) He does a spell to ward off the attackers.
(b) He has his pocket knife with him and stabs one of the men.
(c) He knows the buttons and levers in the lift, so he kicked the brake up to start the lift moving again and escaped.
(d) He runs very fast to get away.

7. Which illness does Rachel develop as a child?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Cystic Fibrosis.
(d) Diabetes.

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 does Agnes draw a portrait of on one of the barge trips?
(a) The Darter.
(b) Nathaniel.
(c) Rachel.
(d) The Moth.

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

11. What kinds of criminals does Nathaniel meet during his work on the Thames with The Darter?
(a) Murderers.
(b) Forgers.
(c) Crooked accountants.
(d) Drug dealers.

12. Who finds Rachel hiding with The Darter at the Bark Theater?
(a) Marsh Felon.
(b) The Moth.
(c) Arthur McCash.
(d) Nathaniel's mother.

13. Which literary character does Nathaniel hear might be based on Arthur McCash later in his life?
(a) Simon Boulderstone.
(b) Sam Spade.
(c) John La Carre.
(d) James Bond.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is The Moth's real name?

2. What does Nathaniel's sister show him that casts doubt on their mother's whereabouts in the section titled "Hell-Fire"?

3. What does Arthur McCash tell Nathaniel that Nathaniel's mother is doing?

4. What does Agnes draw on for the sketch that she gives to Nathaniel in the section titled "Agnes Street"?

5. What is Nathaniel's mother's nickname for Nathaniel's sister?

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