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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of Sir Cecil's speech?
(a) The opium trade in China.
(b) Organized crime in London.
(c) Economic prosperity in Britain.
(d) The Great War.

2. Where does Christopher unexpectedly reunite with Colonel Chamberlain?
(a) In the Palm Court of the Waldorf.
(b) In a crowded square in Shanghai.
(c) At the Lucky Chance Club.
(d) In a bookshop on Charing Cross Road.

3. What does Roger Brenthurst say about Christopher in high school?
(a) He says Christopher is too short to be a Sherlock.
(b) He says Christopher is too poor to be a Sherlock.
(c) He says Christopher is too irresponsible to be a Sherlock.
(d) He says Christopher is too fat to be a Sherlock.

4. Who surprises Christopher while he is investigating the Emory case?
(a) Sarah Hemmings.
(b) Sir Cecil Medhurst.
(c) James Osbourne.
(d) Inspector Kung.

5. According to Chamberlain, what will happen to young Christopher if he remains in Shanghai much longer?
(a) Christopher will forget how to speak English.
(b) Christopher will be abducted himself.
(c) Christopher start smoking opium.
(d) Christopher will turn into a Chinaman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter one Christopher remembers coming from Cambridge to London in the summer of which year?

2. Why does Christopher tell Colonel Chamberlain that he doesn't think it will be necessary for him to go to England?

3. What kind of publishing does Osbourne say he is thinking of going into?

4. What kind of establishment is the Dorchester?

5. According to Osbourne, Christopher always used to quiz him about what?

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