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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Christopher become irritated with Chamberlain at the Dorchester?
(a) Christopher takes exception to the picture Chamberlain paints of him as a child traveling to England.
(b) Chamberlain gets very drunk and won't stop talking.
(c) Christopher dislikes the way the Colonel speaks to him.
(d) Chamberlain has very bad breath.

2. According to Osbourne, Christopher always used to quiz him about what?
(a) Osbourne's study regimen.
(b) Osbourne's being "well-connected."
(c) Osbourne's romantic conquests.
(d) Osbourne's diet.

3. How does Sarah get into the Foundation dinner without an invitation?
(a) Sarah sneaks in the back.
(b) Sarah makes a big, emotional scene.
(c) Sarah disguises herself as the guest of honor.
(d) Sarah does not attend the Foundation dinner.

4. What kind of publishing does Osbourne say he is thinking of going into?
(a) Novels.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Poems.
(d) Magazines.

5. As a child what is Christopher's feeling about his ambition to become a great detective?
(a) He feels like he may give it up to become a fireman.
(b) He feels deeply ashamed of his ambition.
(c) He feels it is something he ought to keep to himself.
(d) He feels he must tell absolutely everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Christopher's friends give him for his fourteenth birthday?

2. Whom does Christopher discover waiting for him when he arrives outside the Meredith Foundation dinner?

3. Whom does Christopher glimpse while enjoying tea and scones at the Waldorf Hotel?

4. In chapter one Christopher remembers coming from Cambridge to London in the summer of which year?

5. What does Christopher conclude happened to Charles Emory?

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