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

2. What is the term for a village that suffered no casualties during the war?
(a) A Lucky Village.
(b) A Thankful Village.
(c) A Cursed Village.
(d) A Blessed Village.

3. How does Nathaniel finally track down The Darter?
(a) He finds The Darter's contact information hidden in his mother's desk.
(b) He finds a business card with his phone number.
(c) He looks through the archives' files on all their drivers and finds The Darter's picture there.
(d) He bribes someone at the government ministry.

4. What was written on Rose Williams' gravestone?
(a) Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust.
(b) I have travel'd thro' Perils and Darkness not unlike a Champion.
(c) Here's to unsung heroes.
(d) Though I travel'd through the valley of the shadow I fear not.

5. What hotel does Rose first work on the roof of as a fire watcher during the war?
(a) The Beachwalk Hotel.
(b) The Wynn Hotel.
(c) The Intercontinental Hotel.
(d) The Grosvenor Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marsh Felon teach a young Rose Williams how to do in the section titled "Wildfowling"?

2. What does Nathaniel say when he hears Mr. Malakite has died?

3. Why would Rose Williams remember September?

4. What does Nathaniel imagine Rose's death was like?

5. What does Sam Malakite say to Nathaniel when he tells Malakite he was shy in his youth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nathaniel eventually learn about the exact way in which his mother died?

2. Who is the boy on the roof and why is he important in Rose's life?

3. How does Nathaniel figure out that Agnes is The Darter's wife?

4. Why did American Airmen stationed in The Saints area during the war constantly get lost there?

5. In the section titled "Arthur McCash," what one piece of information does Nathaniel finally uncover about what specific job Rose performed during the war?

6. What kind of work does Marsh Felon do besides his work for the British Intelligence Service?

7. Who does Nathaniel most wish to find a way to track down from what he discovers in the archives?

8. What does Rose tell Nathaniel when he asks her about what happened to The Moth?

9. In the section titled "In the Archives," where does Nathaniel meet Rachel and what do they speak about?

10. Why does Marsh Felon have to spend several weeks in Rose's family house as an adolescent?

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