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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is The Darter's real name?
(a) Sam Malakite.
(b) Norman Marshall.
(c) Arthur McCash.
(d) Marsh Felon.

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

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

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

7. What is The Moth's real name?
(a) Walter.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Norman.
(d) Marsh.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nathaniel ask the owner of the house he is buying to help him sketch out?

2. What kind of part-time job does Rachel get in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?

3. What street in London does Nathaniel live on as a child?

4. What story does Arthur McCash tell Nathaniel he must give him?

5. About how long do the people who work on the same project as Nathaniel in the Foreign Office stay in their positions?

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