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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aldred want to look for in town?
(a) Another job.
(b) Transportation home.
(c) Another room to stay.
(d) A gift for Helen.

2. Who is with the Driscoll children in London during the medical tests?
(a) Melba.
(b) Gardiner.
(c) Aldred.
(d) Bertram.

3. What medical condition does Gardiner suffer from?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Measles.
(c) Liver disease.
(d) Cancer.

4. Who is Iris?
(a) Aldred's sister.
(b) Aldred's Japanese tutor.
(c) Aldred's mother.
(d) Aldred's ex-wife.

5. What does Peter Exley value above all others: the cathedral, the governor's villa, the post office or the bank?
(a) The bank.
(b) The post office.
(c) The governor's villa.
(d) The cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Talbot hesitate about joining Aldred during his tutoring lessons?

2. Who owns the dented tin box with "WAR GRAVES COMMISSION" engraved on it?

3. Why does Aldred spend two years walking across China?

4. Why does Aurora give Aldred Leith books and a photo?

5. How does Aldred describe the photo in Chapter One?

(see the answer key)

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