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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Childan upset over as the novel opens?
(a) An artist's complaint.
(b) An undelivered package.
(c) A store robbery.
(d) A missed appointment.

2. What does the author use to establish the relationship between Frank and McCarthy, his foreman?
(a) Conversational dialog.
(b) Another character's observations.
(c) Physical description.
(d) First person point-of-view.

3. What is rumored about Germany that concerns both Tagomi and Juliana?
(a) Germany is aligning itself with China.
(b) Germany is about to break communication channels.
(c) Germany is about to invade the Pacific States.
(d) Germany is going to lose its leader.

4. What do phrases like "the fussy, brisk voice," "barely polite," and "deliberately mispronounced his name" initially tell us about Tagomi's character?
(a) He is overworked.
(b) He is uneducated.
(c) He is arrogant.
(d) He is insecure.

5. According to Childan, what is special about some of the people his shop gives him the opportunity to meet?
(a) They are willing to help others.
(b) They can raise his social status.
(c) They see him as a man.
(d) They share in his political views.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor does Wyndam-Matson remember that gives him further power over Frank?

2. How does Ramsey feel about Tagomi's request that he select the gift for Baynes?

3. What other name does the I Ching go by?

4. What does Childan's mystery client wish to purchase?

5. What technique is used in Chapter 4 to introduce the reader to the character of Wyndam-Matson?

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