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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) Organized crime in London.
(b) Economic prosperity in Britain.
(c) The Great War.
(d) The opium trade in China.

2. How long does it take Christopher to unravel the mystery of Charles Emory's death?
(a) Twenty four hours.
(b) No more than a few days.
(c) Over two years.
(d) Many weeks.

3. When Christopher comes to London from Cambridge he takes a flat in what neighborhood?
(a) Knotting Hill.
(b) Hyde Park.
(c) Kensington.
(d) Downtown.

4. According to Osbourne, Christopher always used to quiz him about what?
(a) Osbourne's diet.
(b) Osbourne's romantic conquests.
(c) Osbourne's being "well-connected."
(d) Osbourne's study regimen.

5. On what terms do Christopher and Sarah leave after the Meredith Foundation dinner?
(a) Christopher and Sarah leave in love with one another.
(b) Christopher and Sarah leave suspicious of one another.
(c) Christopher and Sarah leave on friendly terms.
(d) Christopher and Sarah leave quite angry with one another.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first question Christopher asks Sir Cecil?

3. Whom does Christopher glimpse while enjoying tea and scones at the Waldorf Hotel?

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

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

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