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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 does Mrs. Banks tell Christopher to reassure him?
(a) The city's very best detectives are working on the case.
(b) Christopher's father knows how to handle himself.
(c) Chinese Intelligence knows where Christopher's father is.
(d) British Intelligence knows where Christopher's father is.

2. How many days pass before Christopher sees Akira on Etsuko's bicycle?
(a) One or two days.
(b) Five or six days.
(c) Two or three days.
(d) Three or four days.

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

4. What areas of Shanghai is young Christopher forbidden to enter?
(a) The Chinese areas.
(b) The American areas.
(c) The Japanese areas.
(d) The English areas.

5. After leading Christopher in the crowded city center, what does Uncle Philip do?
(a) Uncle Philip begins laughing hysterically.
(b) Uncle Philip buys Christopher and accordion.
(c) Uncle Philip buys Christopher an ice cream cone.
(d) Uncle Philip abandons Christopher in the crowd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christopher remember about the days immediately following his failure to take the lotion back to Ling Tien's room?

2. What kind of lawn did Christopher's family have in their garden in Shanghai?

3. Where do the guests go after the meal and the speech at the Meredith Foundation dinner?

4. Why does Christopher tell Colonel Chamberlain that he doesn't think it will be necessary for him to go to England?

5. What is Christopher's reaction to the "bursting-in" moment his father referred to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Christopher and Sarah at David Corbett's luncheon on Lower Regent Street?

2. What is the "dining room episode?"

3. Describe an instance of Mr. Banks boasting.

4. Describe Sir Cecil Medhurst's speech at the Meredith Foundation Dinner.

5. What does Christopher remember about Uncle Philip on the day of Wang Ku's visit?

6. How does Christopher receive his magnifying glass?

7. Describe two examples of what Christopher refers to as "someone disapproving him and only just managing to conceal it."

8. How does Akira feel after stealing Ling Tien's lotion?

9. Describe the game Christopher and Akira invent.

10. What kinds of presents does Uncle Philip give Christopher when the boy comes to visit his office?

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