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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. What are the date and location of Part V?

2. What killings does Christopher ask MacDonald about?

3. What ceremony does Mr. Grayson claim to be in charge of?

4. What case does Christopher ask Kung about?

5. Why does Christopher's driver stop when they are looking for the blind actor's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What vital clue does Kung reveal to Christopher?

2. Describe the Inn of Morning Happiness.

3. What does Christopher learn about Inspector Kung from Morgan?

4. Describe Christopher and Akira's entry into Yeh Chen's house.

5. What happens when the lieutenant tells Christopher that they must wait before continuing to Yeh Chen's house?

6. What does Uncle Philip say happened to Christopher's parents?

7. At Christopher's welcome party, what is the crowd's response to the explosion heard outside?

8. How does Christopher feel about his reunion with Akira?

9. Describe Christopher's encounter with Sarah and Sir Cecil at the Lucky Chance Club.

10. What does Christopher do after he is certain he and Akira have not been pursued?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Sir Cecil Medhurst? What does he represent to Christopher? How does his demise change the direction of Christopher Bank's future?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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