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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Christopher hear of Jennifer?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1937.

2. Where does Jennifer live before Christopher adopts her?
(a) Canada.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) Shanghai.

3. When does Christopher speak to Sarah at the Draycoats' wedding?
(a) During the service.
(b) Christopher does not speak to Sarah at the Draycoats' wedding.
(c) Before the service.
(d) After the service.

4. What nickname do the Banks and Uncle Philip call Christopher?
(a) Puffin.
(b) Mongrel.
(c) Stag.
(d) Scoundrel.

5. According to Akira, why do Christopher's parents stop speaking to one another?
(a) Because Akira is "not enough Japanese."
(b) Because Christopher is "not enough Englishman."
(c) Because Christopher's parents have hurt each other's feelings.
(d) Because Christopher's mother objects to her husband's work.

6. How does Christopher describe the atmosphere at breakfast on the days of the campaign meetings.
(a) Pleased.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Excited.
(d) Odd.

7. Whom does Christopher glimpse while enjoying tea and scones at the Waldorf Hotel?
(a) His mother.
(b) Inspector Kung.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Jennifer.

8. How is the weather on the day Christopher "lowers his guard?"
(a) Sunny and windy.
(b) Cold and rainy.
(c) Overcast.
(d) Hot and humid.

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

10. On what day do Akira and Christopher enter Ling Tien's room?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

11. How do Uncle Philip and Christopher reach the city center?
(a) On bicycles.
(b) On foot.
(c) In a motorcar.
(d) In a carriage.

12. What is Christopher's reaction to the "bursting-in" moment his father referred to?
(a) Christopher is deeply saddened by the experience.
(b) Christopher is bewildered by the experience.
(c) Christopher is amused by the encounter.
(d) Christopher has no particular reaction to the moment.

13. What is the shape of Christopher's London home in Part III?
(a) Tall and narrow.
(b) Tall and wide.
(c) Short and wide.
(d) Cozy and dark.

14. What does Christopher's mother call the plump-faced man?
(a) The ugliest man she has ever seen.
(b) A very charming man.
(c) An agent of the devil.
(d) A fine man.

15. What is the subject of Sir Cecil's speech?
(a) The Great War.
(b) Economic prosperity in Britain.
(c) Organized crime in London.
(d) The opium trade in China.

Short Answer Questions

1. When his mother stops laughing suddenly outside his father's study, what is Christopher's first thought?

2. Who surprises Christopher while he is investigating the Emory case?

3. At what age did Christopher and Akira begin playing on the mound in the garden?

4. According to Chamberlain, what will happen to young Christopher if he remains in Shanghai much longer?

5. Where do Christopher and Sarah converse at the end of the Meredith Foundation dinner?

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