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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does The Darter tell Nathaniel he had moved for a while?

2. Why would Rose Williams remember September?

3. What does Rose tell Nathaniel an opponent will do in the game she teaches him in White Paint?

4. What kind of car reminds Nathaniel of The Darter?

5. Why do Nathaniel and Rachel live with Rose's mother during the war for a time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do others in the British Intelligence Service seem to view Marsh Felon?

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

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

6. What does Marsh Felon teach Rose how to do in the section titled "Wildfowling"?

7. How does Nathaniel feel about The Darter after their meeting as adults, when Nathaniel finally tracks The Darter down?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nathaniel's conduct when he secures a job at Britain's classified archives relate to Rose's activities as a covert agent during and after WWII? Write an essay comparing and contrasting Nathaniel's and Rose's professional conduct and aims.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring how The Moth's explanation of the word "schwer" relates to the larger theme of the long, destructive, and lingering effects of war on individuals, families, and nations.

Essay Topic 3

Rose meets Marsh Felon, the man who eventually recruits her to work for British Intelligence, when they are both very young and he and his family are completing roofing work on her family's house. Write an essay discussing Rose's path to her dangerous work as a spy, including the specific event and feelings that prompted her to start her work.

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