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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 story does Arthur McCash tell Nathaniel he must give him?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Kavalier and Clay.
(c) Oliver Twist.
(d) James Bond.

2. Who appears at Nathaniel's house for the first time the day after his frightening episode in the underground?
(a) His father.
(b) Arthur McCash.
(c) Sam Malakite.
(d) The Darter.

3. How long after Rose's death is Nathaniel invited to apply for work at the Foreign Office?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) A decade.

4. What does Olive Lawrence tell Nathaniel and Rachel she does for a living?
(a) She is a stylist.
(b) She is a cartographer.
(c) She is a translator.
(d) She is an ethnographer.

5. What does the stranger in the cinema give to Rachel when she has a seizure to help her?
(a) A bracelet to identify her illness.
(b) An ice cream.
(c) A shot of some medication.
(d) A wallet to put in her mouth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is The Darter's girlfriend for a time that Nathaniel warms to?

3. What does Arthur McCash tell Nathaniel that Nathaniel's mother is doing?

4. Who does Arthur McCash tell Nathaniel's mother he thinks is responsible for the children's attempted abduction?

5. What surprises Nathaniel and Rachel when they see how The Darter moves on the boat on the Thames?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Nathaniel and Rachel refer to Walter as The Moth?

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

4. How does The Darter seem to feel about Agnes, and how does that in turn affect how Nathaniel feels about her?

5. What does Arthur McCash tell Nathaniel that startles him when McCash surprises Nathaniel at Victoria Station?

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

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

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

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

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

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