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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. Where do the guests go after the meal and the speech at the Meredith Foundation dinner?
(a) The parlor.
(b) The billiard room.
(c) The ballroom.
(d) A fashionable club across the street.

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

3. What is the last thing Uncle Philip says to Christopher?
(a) I didn't want to hurt you.
(b) I want you to like me.
(c) I love you.
(d) I think you are very English.

4. Where does Uncle Philip suggest he, Mrs. Banks and Christopher go after the Saturday meeting?
(a) The racecourse.
(b) The cricket match.
(c) The countryside.
(d) The harbour.

5. Upon his return, how does Akira respond to Christopher's questions about his experiences in Japan?
(a) Akira is silent.
(b) Akira persuades Christopher it would be childish to discuss such matters.
(c) Akira goes on and on with his many stories until Christopher is quite bored.
(d) Akira recounts a bitter tale of his alienation from the boys in the Nagasaki school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christopher suspect happened to Akira in Japan?

2. Where is Mr. Banks's study?

3. What does Jennifer just barely avoid knocking over?

4. What is odd about Mr. Banks's behavior in the fall that Akira is away?

5. On what day do Akira and Christopher enter Ling Tien's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the plump-faced man in Christopher's newspaper photograph?

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

3. How does Uncle Philip set the stage for Christopher's mother's abduction?

4. What does Akira believe about Ling Tien?

5. Describe Christopher's meeting with the silver-haired man.

6. Where is Charles Emery's body found?

7. How does Sarah Hemmings treat Christopher at the Mayfair flat?

8. How does Christopher receive his magnifying glass?

9. How is Christopher put in a difficult position when Uncle Philip suggests a trip to the racecourse?

10. What does Sarah tell Christopher about marriage?

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