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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 kind of list about their father did Nathaniel write as a kind of a joke and send to Rachel?
(a) A list of possible women their father could have married.
(b) A list of possible fates that could have befallen their father.
(c) A list of possible aliases their father could be using.
(d) A list of possible dishes their father could be cooking.

2. What kind of a state does the narrator Nathaniel say one must be in to write a memoir in the section titled "The Saints"?
(a) A peaceful state.
(b) A heightened state.
(c) An agitated state.
(d) An orphan state.

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

4. What does Nathaniel imagine Rose's death was like?
(a) He imagines a team of men came to assassinate her.
(b) He imagines a sharply-dressed Englishman summarily executed her.
(c) He imagines a young woman came and shot his mother in her greenhouse.
(d) He imagines a child was sent to kill his mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury does Marsh Felon sustain in his fall from Rose's roof?

2. What does the Italian word acquedotto mean?

3. Why do the inhabitants of The Saints take down the road signs during the war?

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

5. What does Nathaniel see on The Darter's wall that reveals what is really going on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Rose Williams' death noted in the press?

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

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

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

6. What does Rose cite as a major reason why she joined the British Intelligence Service?

7. What kind of a relationship does Marsh Felon have with his own family as an adult?

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

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

10. What does Nathaniel find between the pages of a book in his mother's house that intrigues him?

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