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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) Henry Longfellow.
(d) Thomas Hardy.

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

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

4. Why do Nathaniel and Rachel live with Rose's mother during the war for a time?
(a) So they will not witness their father's health decline.
(b) So they are safer from the Blitz that is happening in London.
(c) So they will not be kidnapped.
(d) So they can get a better education.

5. What is the saying Rose has heard about Naples, Italy?
(a) You can hide in the shadows.
(b) There is always a friend nearby.
(c) There are always miracles here.
(d) The wolves run this city.

6. What name is Marsh Felon sometimes known by?
(a) Long-Flew Knife.
(b) James Bond.
(c) The Rooftop Jumper.
(d) The Ghost.

7. What is Mr. Malakite's disposition?
(a) He has wild mood swings.
(b) He is lethargic and laconic.
(c) He is easygoing and reliable.
(d) He is quick to anger.

8. Why would Rose Williams remember September?
(a) It was when she lost her first child.
(b) It was the month she had her first mission as a spy.
(c) It was the month when she and Marsh Felon had an affair.
(d) It was the month she was shot for the first time.

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

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

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

13. What does Rachel invite Nathaniel to in the section titled "In the Archives"?
(a) Her puppet theater peformance.
(b) Her violin performance.
(c) Her child's christening.
(d) Her wedding.

14. What is the phrase that refers to a high perspective that lets a person see into usually hidden distances?
(a) Nightingale Window technique.
(b) 360 Degree technique.
(c) Seeing Through the Walls technique.
(d) Lost-roof technique.

15. What does Rose do when she learns a stranger has moved into White Paint?
(a) Gathers information about the stranger from others in town, including the postman.
(b) Breaks into the stranger's house and steals a lock of hair for analysis.
(c) Sets booby traps all around her own house.
(d) Takes the stranger's fingerprints in secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. What general area of life does Marsh Felon have a particularly good knowledge of?

2. What kinds of sandwiches does Mrs. Malakite make for Mr. Malakite and Nathaniel?

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

4. What does Nathaniel imagine Rose's death was like?

5. What hotel does Rose first work on the roof of as a fire watcher during the war?

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