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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 asks Nathaniel's father to come back to England and watch over him from a distance.
(c) She accepts the help of professional bodyguards from the British government.
(d) She pays private coaches to teach Nathaniel to defend himself.

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

3. What is a distinctive feature of Rose Williams' floor in White Paint?
(a) Its dye rubs off on skin and can not be removed.
(b) It gives barefoot people splinters.
(c) It has lasers built into it as a security feature.
(d) It squeaks suddenly and loudly when stepped on.

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

5. What does Marsh Felon teach a young Rose Williams how to do in the section titled "Wildfowling"?
(a) Shoot a bow and arrow.
(b) Shoot a gun for the first time.
(c) Pluck a bird and roast it over an open fire.
(d) Track and follow footprints.

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

7. What is the name of the town in Suffolk where Nathaniel buys his house in the section titled "The Saints"?
(a) White Paint.
(b) Blue Paint.
(c) Sea Green.
(d) The Cotswolds.

8. Who does Nathaniel have dinner with in the section titled "Arthur McCash," to ask questions about his childhood?
(a) Olive Lawrence.
(b) The Darter.
(c) The Moth.
(d) Arthur McCash.

9. What happens to Nathaniel's father after he leaves for Singapore during Nathaniel's childhood?
(a) He marries another woman and has a second family.
(b) He is killed by robbers.
(c) He dies in a drowning accident.
(d) Nathaniel never finds out.

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

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

12. 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.

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

14. How does Marsh Felon feel about Rose?
(a) He is sworn to protect her through a promise he made to her father.
(b) He loves her like a sister.
(c) He does not like her, but he realizes she is talented.
(d) He is sexually attracted to her.

15. What is Rose's reaction when Nathaniel mentions that Olive Lawrence was an ethnographer?
(a) She says Olive was actually a brilliant code-breaker at Bletchley Park.
(b) She says Olive was the most talented spy she knew.
(c) She says Olive was actually a double-agent working for the Russians.
(d) She indignantly states that Olive was not just an ethnographer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nathaniel's living situation in the section titled "In the Archives"?

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

3. What specific function does Marsh Felon serve in the British Intelligence Service?

4. What does Rachel invite Nathaniel to in the section titled "In the Archives"?

5. What is Mr. Malakite's disposition?

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