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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nathaniel remember most about visiting his father's office with him one night?
(a) The secretaries' smiles.
(b) The doorman's uniform.
(c) The large maps on the wall.
(d) The animals all around.

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

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

5. What does Nathaniel's sister show him that casts doubt on their mother's whereabouts in the section titled "Hell-Fire"?
(a) She finds their mother's steamer trunk stowed in the basement of their house.
(b) She finds a letter from their father telling them not to trust their mother.
(c) She finds their mother's passport tucked in a drawer.
(d) She finds a letter from their mother to The Moth saying she is in Italy.

6. What is Nathaniel's mother's nickname for Nathaniel's sister?
(a) Hen.
(b) Wren.
(c) Robin.
(d) Warbler.

7. What is a rumor that Nathaniel hears about Arthur McCash?
(a) That he is the president's secret assistant.
(b) That he knows Esperanto, the oldest language.
(c) That he can speak in tongues.
(d) That he is really a Russian spy.

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

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

10. Who does Arthur McCash tell Nathaniel's mother he thinks is responsible for the children's attempted abduction?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Russians.
(c) Italians or Yugoslavians.
(d) Americans.

11. What is Nathaniel's first girlfriend's reaction when he tells her his first name?
(a) She says it sounds French.
(b) She says it is posh.
(c) She says her parents will hate it.
(d) She says it is low-class.

12. What does Olive Lawrence tell Nathaniel and Rachel she does for a living?
(a) She is a stylist.
(b) She is a translator.
(c) She is an ethnographer.
(d) She is a cartographer.

13. About how long do the people who work on the same project as Nathaniel in the Foreign Office stay in their positions?
(a) About 3 years.
(b) About 10 years.
(c) About a year.
(d) About 5 years.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is The Darter's real name?

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

3. What was the boy's name who fell through Nathaniel's mother's roof as a child?

4. What does the stranger in the cinema give to Rachel when she has a seizure to help her?

5. What surprises Nathaniel and Rachel when they see how The Darter moves on the boat on the Thames?

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