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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. Which character does Nathaniel hear stories of young sexual exploits from at one of his holiday jobs as a young boy?
(a) The Moth.
(b) Mr. Hessing.
(c) The Darter.
(d) Mr. Nkoma.

2. What does Nathaniel ask the owner of the house he is buying to help him sketch out?
(a) The location of the treasure he thinks she has hidden there.
(b) The location of the munitions he knows are buried in the yard.
(c) The location of seeds and plants in the garden.
(d) The location of secret passageways used in the war.

3. What is the name of the dance club in Bromley where Nathaniel takes Agnes one night?
(a) The White Hart.
(b) The White Stag.
(c) The Black Asp.
(d) The Black Dahlia.

4. What does The Moth tell Nathaniel about his father in the section titled "Hell-Fire"?
(a) That Nathaniel's father is likely dead by now.
(b) That Nathaniel's father once killed Nathaniel's pet cat.
(c) That Nathaniel's father is a talented spy.
(d) That Nathaniel's father has always hated dogs.

5. What kind of garden does the house Nathaniel buys in Suffolk have?
(a) A bonsai garden.
(b) A walled garden.
(c) A waterfall garden.
(d) A maze garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rachel go immediately after the attack at the Bark Theater?

2. What is The Moth's real name?

3. What is Nathaniel's mother's nickname for Nathaniel's sister?

4. Who are Nathaniel and Rachel with when they are abducted outside the Bark Theater?

5. What nickname do Nathaniel and his sister give to the man in charge of caring for them in the section titled "A Table Full of Strangers"?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does Nathaniel think he sees while dancing with Agnes one night at The White Hart club in Bromley?

4. What does Nathaniel's and Rachel's brief time alone with their mother just before she leaves for Singapore feel like for Nathaniel?

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

6. Why is Rachel so upset at the end of Part I of the book, as she and Nathaniel are whisked away from the Bark Theater?

7. What story does Nathaniel's mother tell her children about the family of roofers who worked on her childhood home?

8. Just before Nathaniel's mother departs for Singapore, what does she start telling the children for the first time?

9. Where does Arthur McCash find Rachel and who is she with when he looks for her in the Bark Theater?

10. How does Nathaniel first meet the girl he comes to know as Agnes?

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