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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 181 - 244).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of garden does the house Nathaniel buys in Suffolk have?
(a) A walled garden.
(b) A maze garden.
(c) A waterfall garden.
(d) A bonsai garden.

2. What does Nathaniel call the girl he meets at his restaurant job and starts a relationship with, though it is not her real name?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Maria.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Ethel.

3. What does Nathaniel's mother say when he first sees the red scars all along her arm?
(a) That she got burned cooking during the war.
(b) That she had cut herself out of anxiety and fear.
(c) That it is nothing, just the street of small daggers.
(d) That it had been part of her training by the British government.

4. What song does The Darter habitually hum as he and Nathaniel travel on the barge?
(a) Battle Hymn of the Republic.
(b) Show Boat.
(c) But Not For Me.
(d) Weary of War.

5. What book makes Marsh Felon curious about climbing roofs as a young man?
(a) Keeping Your Balance in Tight Spots.
(b) Watch Out For the Chimneys!
(c) Slate and Brick: A Guide to Rooftop Agility.
(d) The Roof-Climber's Guide to Trinity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nathaniel manage to escape from his pursuers in the underground?

2. What kind of list about their father did Nathaniel write as a kind of a joke and send to Rachel?

3. What does Nathaniel find in his mother's walnut desk after she dies?

4. Who does Agnes draw a portrait of on one of the barge trips?

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

(see the answer key)

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