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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Christopher remember Uncle Philip's office?
(a) Christopher remembers it to be very small.
(b) Christopher remembers it to be very ramshakle.
(c) Christopher remembers it to be very large.
(d) Christopher remembers it to be very tidy.

2. Where do Christopher and Sarah converse at the end of the Meredith Foundation dinner?
(a) On the curb waiting for a cab.
(b) On the subway.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) On one of the balconies of the ballroom.

3. While pondering a case in Kensington Gardens, Christopher runs in to which character?
(a) Joe Turner.
(b) James Osbourne.
(c) Sarah Hemmings.
(d) Colonel Chamberlain.

4. What kind of tree rises out of the mound in Christopher's garden in Shanghai?
(a) A pine tree.
(b) A maple tree.
(c) A bonzai tree.
(d) An oak tree.

5. What does Sarah say to Christopher about the Foundation dinner?
(a) Sarah says it has been a passable evening.
(b) Sarah says it has been a marvelous evening.
(c) Sarah says it has been an embarrassing evening.
(d) Sarah says it has been a dull evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christopher overhear one day while working on his lessons with Mei Li in the library?

2. How does Mei Li regard Christopher's education?

3. What composer's music underscores Christopher and Sarah's conversation at the end of the Foundation dinner?

4. What prevents Christopher from developing the level of intimacy with his English school friends that he developed with Akira?

5. When his mother stops laughing suddenly outside his father's study, what is Christopher's first thought?

(see the answer key)

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