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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who do Rachel and Nathaniel travel on the Thames with in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?
(a) Their mother.
(b) Arthur McCash.
(c) The Moth.
(d) The Darter.

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

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

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

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

7. What does The Darter tell Nathaniel he once did to ensure he did not lose a bet at the race track?
(a) Shot one of the dogs.
(b) Poisoned one of the dogs.
(c) Threw a live cat on the track.
(d) Threw a bunny rabbit on the track.

8. Who are Nathaniel and Rachel with when they are abducted outside the Bark Theater?
(a) The Moth.
(b) Their mother.
(c) The Darter.
(d) Their father.

9. What was the boy's name who fell through Nathaniel's mother's roof as a child?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Norman.
(c) Walter.
(d) Marsh.

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

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

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

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

14. What wisdom does Olive Lawrence murmur to Nathaniel that comes back to him as an adult?
(a) Forgive your parents their sins, for you do not know what they have suffered.
(b) The past is a foreign country.
(c) The self is not the principal thing.
(d) We need other people to fill in what we can not remember ourselves.

15. Why does Nathaniel introduce The Darter to Agnes as his father?
(a) The Darter and Nathaniel have a resemblance, so it seemed natural to do so.
(b) Nathaniel wanted to make The Darter think of him as more of a son.
(c) Agnes said she would break up with Nathaniel if he did not introduce her to his parents.
(d) They ran into Agnes one day so it seemed natural to do so.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of luggage does Nathaniel's mother make a great show of packing?

4. Who does Nathaniel think he catches a glimpse of at the dance club in Bromley?

5. What does Agnes do the first time she goes on the barge with Nathaniel and The Darter?

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