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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 kinds of clothes does Rose wear in White Paint?
(a) Her post office uniform.
(b) Pristine dresses.
(c) Un-ironed, casual and comfortable clothes.
(d) One-piece work jumpsuits.

2. What kinds of sandwiches does Mrs. Malakite make for Mr. Malakite and Nathaniel?
(a) Egg and tuna fish.
(b) Ham and lettuce.
(c) Tomato, cheese, onion, and honey.
(d) Turkey and stuffing.

3. What general area of life does Marsh Felon have a particularly good knowledge of?
(a) Weaponry.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Wildlife and the outdoors.

4. Who from Nathaniel's past has produced a television documentary he wants to watch?
(a) The Moth.
(b) Olive Lawrence.
(c) Arthur McCash.
(d) The Darter.

5. How does Nathaniel feels The Darter treats him when he goes to visit?
(a) As if Nathaniel is a son.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Warmly.
(d) Coldly and awkwardly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the newspaper that the local Reverend produced?

2. How does Marsh Felon feel about Rose?

3. What is a distinctive feature of Rose Williams' floor in White Paint?

4. What was the one newspaper where Rose Williams' death was mentioned?

5. What does The Darter tell Nathaniel is his wife's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Nathaniel interested in the sea pea plant?

4. Who finds Rose's body and what does that person do following the discovery?

5. What is significant about the Malakites' house that Nathaniel buys in the section titled "The Saints"?

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

7. What does Sam Malakite do for Nathaniel at Rose's funeral?

8. What does Nathaniel find in a desk in his mother's house after she dies that surprises him?

9. What is the real reason The Darter is so awkward with Nathaniel at their meeting in the book's final pages?

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

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