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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does The Darter tell Nathaniel he had moved for a while?
(a) Glasgow.
(b) France.
(c) The midlands.
(d) Italy.

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

4. Who is really the biological father of The Darter's daughter?
(a) The Moth.
(b) Marsh Felon.
(c) Nathaniel.
(d) Arthur McCash.

5. How does Rose choose to protect Nathaniel after she leaves the British Intelligence Service?
(a) She accepts the help of professional bodyguards from the British government.
(b) She persuades the local gardener, Sam Malakite, to watch over him.
(c) She asks Nathaniel's father to come back to England and watch over him from a distance.
(d) She pays private coaches to teach Nathaniel to defend himself.

6. What kinds of clothes does Rose wear in White Paint?
(a) Pristine dresses.
(b) One-piece work jumpsuits.
(c) Un-ironed, casual and comfortable clothes.
(d) Her post office uniform.

7. What kind of car reminds Nathaniel of The Darter?
(a) A blue Morris.
(b) A black Beetle.
(c) A gray Ford.
(d) A red Corvette

8. What kind of list about their father did Nathaniel write as a kind of a joke and send to Rachel?
(a) A list of possible aliases their father could be using.
(b) A list of possible fates that could have befallen their father.
(c) A list of possible women their father could have married.
(d) A list of possible dishes their father could be cooking.

9. Where does Sophie work?
(a) At the post office.
(b) At a munitions factory.
(c) At a design firm.
(d) At a bakery.

10. What does Nathaniel find in one of the books on his mother's shelf in White Paint?
(a) A hand-drawn map of a chalk hill.
(b) A large amount of money.
(c) A love letter from his father.
(d) A love letter from Marsh Felon.

11. What injury does Marsh Felon sustain in his fall from Rose's roof?
(a) Two broken legs.
(b) A broken neck.
(c) A broken arm.
(d) A broken hip.

12. What does Marsh Felon make for Rose when he stays in her family's house?
(a) Short stories.
(b) Fishing lures.
(c) Wallpaper.
(d) A hat.

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

14. Where do Rose and Marsh Felon have their only sexually intimate encounter?
(a) At Marsh's house near White Paint.
(b) In Rose's house in White Paint.
(c) In Ruvigny Gardens.
(d) During the war in a small town in Italy.

15. How does Arthur McCash greet Nathaniel when he encounters him for the first time as an adult working in the archives?
(a) Long time, no see.
(b) How is our map maker?
(c) Hello, Sherlock!
(d) Hello, Professor!

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nathaniel bang a pot upon entering his mother's house after she dies?

2. What is the only thing Rachel will say about Rose after the incident at the Bark Theater?

3. What is the saying Rose has heard about Naples, Italy?

4. What rank does Nathaniel's grandfather, his mother's father, eventually attain?

5. What is the term for a village that suffered no casualties during the war?

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