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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Nathaniel think he catches a glimpse of at the dance club in Bromley?
(a) The Darter.
(b) His mother.
(c) Rachel.
(d) His father.

2. What nighttime activity do Nathaniel and Rachel partake of with Olive Lawrence?
(a) Walks around different parts of the city.
(b) Cooking elaborate meals.
(c) Breaking into the archives.
(d) Stealing art from museums.

3. Who are Nathaniel and Rachel with when they are abducted outside the Bark Theater?
(a) The Moth.
(b) Their father.
(c) The Darter.
(d) Their mother.

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

5. How does The Darter feel about Agnes?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He does not trust her.
(c) He thinks she and Nathaniel are a terrible match.
(d) He does not like her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Rose's death is Nathaniel invited to apply for work at the Foreign Office?

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

3. 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"?

4. What do the men who seize Rachel and Nathaniel outside the Bark Theater drug them with?

5. What company does Nathaniel's father work for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Arthur McCash different from other guests who had cycled through Ruvigny Gardens?

2. What does Nathaniel think he sees while dancing with Agnes one night at The White Hart club in Bromley?

3. What story does Nathaniel's mother tell her children about the family of roofers who worked on her childhood home?

4. What does Agnes leave in Nathaniel's trouser pocket at the end of the section titled Agnes Street?

5. What does Nathaniel tell Agnes to try to conceal the truth of his family situation?

6. What happens to Nathaniel and Rachel in the beginning of the section titled "Schwer"?

7. What does Nathaniel remember about Rose packing her steamer trunk for her trip to Singapore?

8. Why is Rachel so upset at the end of Part I of the book, as she and Nathaniel are whisked away from the Bark Theater?

9. What does Nathaniel's and Rachel's brief time alone with their mother just before she leaves for Singapore feel like for Nathaniel?

10. How do Nathaniel and Rachel feel about becoming boarders at their new schools after their mother and father leave for Singapore in Chapter 1?

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