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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Olive Lawrence seem capable of to Nathaniel that none of the other visitors to his house seem capable of?
(a) Money management.
(b) Talking to children.
(c) Clear judgement.
(d) Cooking.

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

4. 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) Agnes.
(b) Ethel.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Maria.

5. Where does The Darter take one of his girlfriends that Nathaniel gets to know well on their first date?
(a) To a puppet show.
(b) A cemetery.
(c) A Greek restaurant.
(d) An art museum.

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

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

8. How does The Darter feel about Agnes?
(a) He thinks she and Nathaniel are a terrible match.
(b) He does not like her.
(c) He does not trust her.
(d) He loves her.

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 Darter.
(b) The Moth and The Hen.
(c) The Darter and The Hand.
(d) The Darter and The Hen.

10. Who is The Darter's girlfriend for a time that Nathaniel warms to?
(a) The Swede.
(b) Olive Lawrence.
(c) The Supermodel.
(d) Gisella Wright.

11. What street in London does Nathaniel live on as a child?
(a) Paddington Road.
(b) Charring Cross.
(c) Chatham Cross.
(d) Ruvigny Gardens.

12. What kind of job is Nathaniel offered at the Foreign Office?
(a) To translate for high-level agents.
(b) To review files in the archives covering the war and post-war years.
(c) To do top-secret spy work.
(d) To do cartography work.

13. In the section titled "Agnes Street," where does Nathaniel find a restaurant job?
(a) Charing Cross.
(b) Sussex.
(c) World's End.
(d) Whitechapel.

14. What surprises Nathaniel and Rachel when they see how The Darter moves on the boat on the Thames?
(a) How afraid he is.
(b) How often he slips off the boat, given that he can not swim.
(c) How graceful he is.
(d) How awkward he is.

15. What kind of garden does the house Nathaniel buys in Suffolk have?
(a) A bonsai garden.
(b) A maze garden.
(c) A walled garden.
(d) A waterfall garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rachel go immediately after the attack at the Bark Theater?

2. What was Nathaniel's work for the Foreign Office referred to generally as?

3. Why does Agnes think Nathaniel does not want her to meet his parents?

4. What German word does The Moth explain to Rachel and Nathaniel that means "heavy"?

5. Why does Agnes faint one night at work in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?

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