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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 49 through 57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What one nightly tradition does Walter neglect the night before Kitty meets Charlie in Chapter 20?
(a) He does not kiss Kitty goodnight.
(b) He does not listen to his favorite song.
(c) He doesn't have his usual nightcap.
(d) He does not read the paper.

2. What dress did Kitty wear on the first evening she meets Charlie?
(a) Her pale blue dancing gown.
(b) Her wedding dress.
(c) A pale yellow dress.
(d) A bright red kimono.

3. What reason does Charlie give for being unable to eat his meal?
(a) He is not hungry.
(b) He would rather talk to Kitty than eat.
(c) Kitty's beauty distracts him.
(d) He is feeling ill.

4. As Kitty and Walter are entering Mei-tan-fu, what do the Chinese servants point out to Kitty?
(a) A beautiful bridge.
(b) A sign in Chinese bearing the city's name.
(c) A picturesque waterfall.
(d) An archway memorial for the dead.

5. What startles the servants accompanying Kitty on the road to Mei-tan-fu?
(a) The distant shriek of a large animal.
(b) A little boy crying for his mother.
(c) Four peasants bearing a coffin.
(d) A snake across the roadway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Waddington live with?

2. After Kitty appears so radiant (shortly after commencing her affair with Charlie), what do her friends assume?

3. When Kitty finds herself suffering nausea and vomits, what causes her to faint?

4. What is the name of the current Colonial Secretary?

5. During dinner conversation outlined in Chapter 32, what aspect of London does Waddington discuss at length?

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