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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. What kind of car reminds Nathaniel of The Darter?
(a) A gray Ford.
(b) A black Beetle.
(c) A red Corvette
(d) A blue Morris.

2. What is the saying Rose has heard about Naples, Italy?
(a) The wolves run this city.
(b) There are always miracles here.
(c) There is always a friend nearby.
(d) You can hide in the shadows.

3. What does Marsh Felon use as a means to demonstrate to Rose the importance of knowing how to extract oneself from somewhere?
(a) A groundhog burrow.
(b) An old wasp's nest.
(c) A natural whirlpool.
(d) An underground cave.

4. How does Rose choose to protect Nathaniel after she leaves the British Intelligence Service?
(a) She persuades the local gardener, Sam Malakite, to watch over him.
(b) She accepts the help of professional bodyguards from the British government.
(c) She pays private coaches to teach Nathaniel to defend himself.
(d) She asks Nathaniel's father to come back to England and watch over him from a distance.

5. What had The Moth once promised Nathaniel sitting by the fire in Ruvigny Gardens?
(a) That he would stay with Nathaniel and Rachel until their mother returned.
(b) That Rachel would not have any more seizures.
(c) That Nathaniel's father would be back soon.
(d) That Nathaniel would be successful some day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marsh Felon make for Rose when he stays in her family's house?

2. What does Nathaniel imagine Rose's death was like?

3. What hotel does Rose first work on the roof of as a fire watcher during the war?

4. What is the only thing Rachel will say about Rose after the incident at the Bark Theater?

5. What causes Marsh Felon to fall off the roof of Rose Williams' house when she is a girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the section titled "Arthur McCash," what one piece of information does Nathaniel finally uncover about what specific job Rose performed during the war?

2. What does Nathaniel find in a desk in his mother's house after she dies that surprises him?

3. What does Marsh Felon teach Rose how to do in the section titled "Wildfowling"?

4. What does Marsh Felon send Rose out to buy supplies for when he stays in Rose's house as an adolescent?

5. What was Nathaniel's relationship with Mr. Sam Malakite like when Nathaniel was a teenager?

6. In the section titled "Arthur McCash," what does Arthur tell Nathaniel about the night he was at the dance club in Bromley and he thought he had glimpsed Rose?

7. How does Nathaniel feel about The Darter after their meeting as adults, when Nathaniel finally tracks The Darter down?

8. What does Rose cite as a major reason why she joined the British Intelligence Service?

9. Who does Nathaniel most wish to find a way to track down from what he discovers in the archives?

10. Who finds Rose's body and what does that person do following the discovery?

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