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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the boy's name who fell through Nathaniel's mother's roof as a child?
(a) Marsh.
(b) Norman.
(c) Walter.
(d) Arthur.

2. In the section titled "Agnes Street," where does Nathaniel find a restaurant job?
(a) World's End.
(b) Charing Cross.
(c) Whitechapel.
(d) Sussex.

3. What does Agnes tell Nathaniel she lies awake at night and wishes for?
(a) A mansion.
(b) A plane to fly away in.
(c) A large pearl.
(d) A fortune.

4. What does Olive Lawrence seem capable of to Nathaniel that none of the other visitors to his house seem capable of?
(a) Talking to children.
(b) Money management.
(c) Clear judgement.
(d) Cooking.

5. Which of the men whose care Nathaniel and Rachel are left in does Rachel prefer?
(a) The Moth.
(b) Arthur McCash.
(c) Marsh Felon.
(d) The Darter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does The Darter feel about Agnes?

2. What does the stranger in the cinema give to Rachel when she has a seizure to help her?

3. What wisdom does Olive Lawrence murmur to Nathaniel that comes back to him as an adult?

4. What song does The Darter habitually hum as he and Nathaniel travel on the barge?

5. What kind of part-time job does Rachel get in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Nathaniel and Rachel in the beginning of the section titled "Schwer"?

2. How does Olive tell Nathaniel she will stay in touch with he and Rachel after she leaves London, and does she make good on her word?

3. What does Nathaniel get in trouble for, that generations of boys before him have also done, at his boarding school in Chapter 1?

4. How does Nathaniel describe Olive Lawrence's personality?

5. What does Nathaniel remember about Rose packing her steamer trunk for her trip to Singapore?

6. Who helps Nathaniel and Rachel during Rachel's first episode with epilepsy, and what does that person do?

7. What does Nathaniel tell Agnes to try to conceal the truth of his family situation?

8. How does The Moth react when Nathaniel and Rachel turn up unexpectedly at the house in London when they should be at school?

9. Who are the first people Nathaniel sees when he wakes up from being knocked out in the section titled "Schwer"?

10. How is Arthur McCash different from other guests who had cycled through Ruvigny Gardens?

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