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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Years later what does Christopher recognize about the plump-faced man?

2. Who causes Christopher to lower his guard?

3. What is the subject of Sir Cecil's speech?

4. What does Christopher discover when he returns home?

5. How does remembering the end of his relationship with Uncle Philip make Christopher feel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where is Charles Emery's body found?

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

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

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

6. Where is Christopher's father's study and what are the rules about it?

7. What does Sarah tell Christopher about marriage?

8. How does Christopher feel about Akira the summer prior to his friend's leaving for school in Nagasaki?

9. Describe the opium campaign meetings.

10. Describe Ling Tien.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Sarah Hemmings' role in the novel? What does she represent for Christopher? At the end of the novel, Christopher wonders how her life has turned out. What do you think based on what we know about her?

Essay Topic 2

What is Jennifer's role in the story? What does she represent for Christopher? Why is Christopher so eager to adopt her?

Essay Topic 3

Christopher's mother is one of the most prominent figures in his life both before and after her abduction. What qualities does Christopher inherit from his mother? How do these very qualities prevent him from giving up on finding her? How is Christopher's relationship with his mother transformed by her abduction? How is it transformed by her rescue?

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