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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. How does Akira respond when Christopher asks him if he will have to go and live in Japan?
(a) Akira says he will go to Japan in two years.
(b) Akira says he will got to Japan in four years.
(c) Akira says he will stay in Shanghai forever.
(d) Akira says he will go to Japan in one year.

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

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

4. What is Christopher's initial explanation for Akira's reverence for Mrs. Banks?
(a) She is strong.
(b) She knows a secret about Akira.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) She has a powerful temper.

5. How long does it take Christopher to unravel the mystery of Charles Emory's death?
(a) Over two years.
(b) Many weeks.
(c) No more than a few days.
(d) Twenty four hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Christopher get back to his house?

2. Who does Uncle Philip say "is about as English as they come?"

3. What is Akira's reaction when he discovers a tear in his kimono?

4. What is Christopher's initial response to the plump-faced man?

5. On what terms do Christopher and Sarah leave after the Meredith Foundation dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Christopher's reunion with Colonel Chamberlain.

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

3. How does the Emery case wrap up?

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

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

6. What does Christopher remember about the days following his father's disappearance?

7. How does Christopher spend his time in the summer of 1923?

8. How is Christopher and Akira's friendship when Akira returns from Japan?

9. Describe the game Christopher and Akira invent.

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

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