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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 101 - 134).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who visits Nathniel's house and tells stories of using a smoker normally used for calming bees in innovative ways?
(a) The Moth.
(b) Mr. Florence.
(c) The Darter.
(d) Mr. Nkoma.

2. How do Nathaniel's mother's parents die?
(a) In a fire.
(b) In a car crash.
(c) They each die of cancer.
(d) They are killed in the war by a bombing.

3. Who is Nathaniel's sister?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Rose.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Viola.

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

5. Where do Nathaniel and his sister go shortly after their mother leaves for Singapore?
(a) To live with grandparents.
(b) To live with an aunt.
(c) To an orphanage in America.
(d) Boarding school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which book do Nathaniel and his sister imitate in tracking their mother across London before she leaves on her trip to Singapore?

2. Where does Nathaniel go immediately after the attack at the Bark Theater?

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

4. Why does Agnes faint one night at work in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?

5. Who do Nathaniel and his sister find in their house in London when they arrive after running away from school?

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