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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nathaniel feels The Darter treats him when he goes to visit?
(a) Coldly and awkwardly.
(b) As if Nathaniel is a son.
(c) Warmly.
(d) Angrily.

2. Who is the woman who first recruits Marsh Felon for the British Intelligence Service?
(a) Ruth Howard.
(b) Rose Williams.
(c) Rachel Williams.
(d) Olive Lawrence.

3. What does The Darter tell Nathaniel is his wife's name?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Florence.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Maria.

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

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

6. What poet does Marsh Felon read a work from during his BBC radio program that is a mediation on the destruction war wreaks on the natural world?
(a) William Wordsworth.
(b) Thomas Hardy.
(c) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(d) Henry Longfellow.

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

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

9. What does Rose tell Nathaniel an opponent will do in the game she teaches him in White Paint?
(a) Cheat every time.
(b) Punish you for little mistakes.
(c) Try to distract you and use your weakness to his advantage.
(d) Watch your face for clues to your next move.

10. What does Rachel tell Nathaniel about her feelings about their childhood?
(a) The Darter used to hit her to discipline her.
(b) They were both damaged.
(c) She will never forgive their father.
(d) She has managed to forgive their mother.

11. How does Nathaniel finally track down The Darter?
(a) He looks through the archives' files on all their drivers and finds The Darter's picture there.
(b) He finds a business card with his phone number.
(c) He finds The Darter's contact information hidden in his mother's desk.
(d) He bribes someone at the government ministry.

12. What hotel does Rose first work on the roof of as a fire watcher during the war?
(a) The Beachwalk Hotel.
(b) The Wynn Hotel.
(c) The Grosvenor Hotel.
(d) The Intercontinental Hotel.

13. Who taught Nathaniel how to pick the locks of filing cabinets in his youth?
(a) His mother.
(b) A veterinarian whom he encountered during his work with The Darter.
(c) Arthur McCash.
(d) Same Malakite.

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

15. What game does Rose teach Nathaniel to play in White Paint?
(a) Poker.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Chess.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the inhabitants of The Saints take down the road signs during the war?

3. What was the newspaper that the local Reverend produced?

4. What does Rose do when she learns a stranger has moved into White Paint?

5. Who from Nathaniel's past has produced a television documentary he wants to watch?

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