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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI (pages 245 - 285).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nathaniel remember most about visiting his father's office with him one night?
(a) The secretaries' smiles.
(b) The doorman's uniform.
(c) The large maps on the wall.
(d) The animals all around.

2. Why does Agnes think Nathaniel does not want her to meet his parents?
(a) She is working-class.
(b) She is too old.
(c) She is too young.
(d) She is ugly.

3. What story does The Moth tell Nathaniel about his mother during the war in the section titled "A Table Full of Strangers"?
(a) The Moth tells Nathaniel about his mother's interrogation skills.
(b) The Moth tells Nathaniel about his mother driving men to the coast through the night.
(c) The Moth tells Nathaniel about his mother killing enemy soldiers.
(d) The Moth tells Nathaniel about his mother breaking a difficult code.

4. What program does Marsh Felon host on BBC Radio?
(a) The Sea Green Walk.
(b) The Naturalist's Hour.
(c) Flora and Fauna of the English Countryside.
(d) The Hedgehog's Burrow.

5. Why does Agnes faint one night at work in the section titled "The Mussel Boat"?
(a) The frozen ham she is hiding in her armpit gives her hypothermia.
(b) She has epilepsy.
(c) She has low blood pressure.
(d) She is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to Nathaniel and Agnes on the city bus at the end of the section titled "Agnes Street"?

3. What kinds of creatures does the owner of the house Nathaniel buys in Suffolk keep?

4. Which character does Nathaniel hear stories of young sexual exploits from at one of his holiday jobs as a young boy?

5. Where was Rose Williams buried?

(see the answer key)

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