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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. Who is The Darter's girlfriend for a time that Nathaniel warms to?
(a) Olive Lawrence.
(b) The Swede.
(c) Gisella Wright.
(d) The Supermodel.

2. What kinds of creatures does the owner of the house Nathaniel buys in Suffolk keep?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Hens.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Bees.

3. Where does Nathaniel start his first paying job?
(a) In the kitchen of La Mia Amici.
(b) In the sound room at the BBC radio station.
(c) In the laundry room of The Criterion.
(d) In the fields of a local farm.

4. Where does The Darter invite Agnes on one of their first outings?
(a) To a concert.
(b) To the theater.
(c) To the greyhound track.
(d) To Ruvigny Gardens.

5. What does the man Nathaniel knows as The Darter seem most interested in in his conversations with The Moth?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Bird-watching.
(c) Cards.
(d) Racing dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is The Moth's real name?

2. What is Olive Lawrence's effect on Nathaniel's view of women?

3. Why does Agnes think Nathaniel does not want her to meet his parents?

4. What does Agnes tell Nathaniel she lies awake at night and wishes for?

5. What does Nathaniel's mother tell the person tasked with finding Rachel at the Bark Theater to call out to get her to show herself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What dramatic event occurs directly before Arthur McCash shows up in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?

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

5. 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?

6. How do Nathaniel and Rachel feel about becoming boarders at their new schools after their mother and father leave for Singapore in Chapter 1?

7. How did The Moth react when The Darter and Olive Lawrence would fight?

8. What does Nathaniel particularly remember about Olive's temperament from his childhood?

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

10. Why does Nathaniel come to know Agnes as Agnes?

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