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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 through 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Kitty and Charlie decide to meet?
(a) His office.
(b) Ku-Chou's, the curio shop.
(c) Her house.
(d) The lounge at the Hong Kong Hotel.

2. What item does Charlie leave downstairs during his rendezvous with Kitty in Chapter 1?
(a) A letter.
(b) His topee, or hat.
(c) His cane.
(d) His shoes.

3. Why won't Walter join in singing with others at a party?
(a) Kitty forbids him to sing, as he has a horrible singing voice.
(b) He is self-conscious.
(c) He disapproves of singing.
(d) He prefers to sing solos.

4. How many children do Charlie and Dorothy have?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. Why did Maugham decide to change the last name of his main character in the novel?
(a) He found over time he disliked the original name and it didn't fit the character.
(b) The name was misprinted in the first edition and he decided to leave it with the new spelling.
(c) A close friend asked him to change it.
(d) Several people with that name brought an action against Maugham.

Short Answer Questions

1. What one nightly tradition does Walter neglect the night before Kitty meets Charlie in Chapter 20?

2. What is the name of Doris' fiance?

3. What is the area called where Kitty's house is?

4. What is the first thing to startle Kitty in the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. Who does Charlie think disturbed him and Kitty during their rendezvous in Chapter 1?

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