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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28 through 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During dinner conversation outlined in Chapter 32, what aspect of London does Waddington discuss at length?
(a) Political gossip.
(b) The musuems.
(c) The theatre.
(d) The latest war news.

2. 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.

3. How does Mrs. Garstin feel towards Mr. Garstin?
(a) She feels a platonic friendship for him.
(b) She is indifferent to him.
(c) She despises him.
(d) She adores him.

4. Before Walter specialized as a bacteriologist, what did he do for his vocation?
(a) He was a professor of medicine.
(b) He was an M.D. who did general work in a hospital.
(c) He was a researcher who specialized in soil properties.
(d) He was a translator who worked in a hospital.

5. How old is Charlie's oldest child?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Charlie leave downstairs during his rendezvous with Kitty in Chapter 1?

2. What does Waddington think of Dorothy?

3. What is Kitty's first impression of Walter?

4. Why did Maugham decide to change the last name of his main character in the novel?

5. Who took Kitty into dinner at Government House when they first arrived in Hong Kong?

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