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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What specific function does Marsh Felon serve in the British Intelligence Service?
(a) He is a Gatherer.
(b) He is a soldier.
(c) He is an assassin.
(d) He is a code breaker.

2. What does Nathaniel find he has a particular talent for?
(a) Code-breaking.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Physics.
(d) Learning foreign languages.

3. What kinds of sandwiches does Mrs. Malakite make for Mr. Malakite and Nathaniel?
(a) Turkey and stuffing.
(b) Egg and tuna fish.
(c) Tomato, cheese, onion, and honey.
(d) Ham and lettuce.

4. What does Nathaniel say when he hears Mr. Malakite has died?
(a) Only in open fields.
(b) Once a farmer, always a farmer.
(c) A man of nature is a gentle man.
(d) He was a good man.

5. What does Nathaniel imagine Rose's death was like?
(a) He imagines a sharply-dressed Englishman summarily executed her.
(b) He imagines a team of men came to assassinate her.
(c) He imagines a child was sent to kill his mother.
(d) He imagines a young woman came and shot his mother in her greenhouse.

6. What rank does Nathaniel's grandfather, his mother's father, eventually attain?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Captain.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Admiral.

7. Where was Rose Williams buried?
(a) In White Paint.
(b) In the parish of Benacre in the Waveney District.
(c) In London.
(d) In Glasgow.

8. Who does Nathaniel hear on a tape during his work in the archives whose voice he recognizes?
(a) Marsh Felon.
(b) Rose Williams, his mother.
(c) Arthur McCash.
(d) The Darter.

9. Why does Nathaniel bang a pot upon entering his mother's house after she dies?
(a) Because he thinks his mother would want him to do that.
(b) Because he thinks it is good luck.
(c) Because he thinks there are thieves there.
(d) To follow a tradition she followed, to scare away a "rat."

10. How many children does The Darter tell Nathaniel he has?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

11. What does Nathaniel think The Darter's daughter's name is?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Maria.

12. Where do Rose and Marsh Felon go together after the war is over?
(a) The Vatican Museum.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
(d) Bibliotheque Mazarine.

13. What causes Marsh Felon to fall off the roof of Rose Williams' house when she is a girl?
(a) A loud barking from a dog.
(b) A sudden gust of wind.
(c) A brother pushes him off.
(d) An earthquake.

14. What does the Italian word acquedotto mean?
(a) A river.
(b) A pond.
(c) An ocean.
(d) A drain.

15. What does Rose's father call Marsh Felon due to rumors he has heard about him?
(a) The Madman.
(b) The Professor.
(c) The Roof-top Bandit.
(d) The Boulevardier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the phrase Rose writes in her journal about the person she fears will one day come to kill her?

2. How does Nathaniel feels The Darter treats him when he goes to visit?

3. What does Mr. Malakite do for a living?

4. What author does Rose Williams have a particular fondness for?

5. Who drives Rose back to London after her parents' funeral?

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