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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (pages 1 - 50).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which book do Nathaniel and his sister imitate in tracking their mother across London before she leaves on her trip to Singapore?
(a) The Woman in White.
(b) Madame Bovary.
(c) The Last of The Mohicans.
(d) Great Expectations.

2. What nickname do Nathaniel and his sister give to the man in charge of caring for them in the section titled "A Table Full of Strangers"?
(a) The Greyhound.
(b) The Moth.
(c) The Hand.
(d) The Eye.

3. What is The Moth's real name?
(a) Marsh.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Norman.
(d) Walter.

4. Where does The Moth almost exclusively eat?
(a) At his mother's house.
(b) Out of trash cans.
(c) At one Italian restaurant.
(d) From street barrows.

5. Where did Nathaniel's mother grow up?
(a) Cornwall.
(b) The Cotswolds.
(c) Corning.
(d) Suffolk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does The Moth tell Nathaniel about his father in the section titled "Hell-Fire"?

2. What story does The Moth tell Nathaniel about his mother during the war in the section titled "A Table Full of Strangers"?

3. How do Nathaniel's mother's parents die?

4. What kind of luggage does Nathaniel's mother make a great show of packing?

5. What is Nathaniel's mother's nickname for him?

(see the answer key)

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