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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. Which of the following phrases were printed in the Japanese-English Conversation Manual?
(a) Thank you, awfully.
(b) Give my love to the queen.
(c) Looky here.
(d) Blimely, where are we?

2. What is the nationality of the man who assassinates the Archduke?
(a) Serbian.
(b) Bosnian.
(c) Croatian.
(d) Bulgarian.

3. What Richard Hannay novel does the author reference in this section?
(a) Thirty Nine Steps.
(b) Kidnapped.
(c) Treasure Island.
(d) The Nifle Man.

4. What subject did Elisabeth teach in England to earn extra money?
(a) German.
(b) Maths.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

5. What is the title of Chapter 31?
(a) Love.
(b) Relationships.
(c) Kodachrome.
(d) Where?

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country do the Ephrussi go to for their long month away?

2. Who is Elisabeth named after?

3. By what name was James Morris later called?

4. What does Gedanken im Kriege translate to in English?

5. Why didn't the critics like netsuke?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the family apartment when Elisabeth visits after the second world war.

2. What was the children's relationship with the netsuke?

3. Why did Iggy like Japan?

4. How did Elisabeth help her parents flee the country?

5. What problems does Viktor have with the vitrine in Chapter 15?

6. What signs are there in Chapter 24 that the Nazis are taking over?

7. Why did Iggy find it easy to settle down in Tokyo than some other foreigners?

8. Why was Iggy happy to settle down in Tokyo?

9. What does Edmund discover about how Viktor and Emmy lived their lives?

10. Why does the author think the Japanese are so good with their hands?

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