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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of publishing does Osbourne say he is thinking of going into?
(a) Novels.
(b) Poems.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Newspapers.

2. According to Akira, why do Christopher's parents stop speaking to one another?
(a) Because Akira is "not enough Japanese."
(b) Because Christopher is "not enough Englishman."
(c) Because Christopher's parents have hurt each other's feelings.
(d) Because Christopher's mother objects to her husband's work.

3. In chapter one Christopher remembers coming from Cambridge to London in the summer of which year?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1958.

4. What does Christopher overhear one day while working on his lessons with Mei Li in the library?
(a) A bitter quarrel between his parents.
(b) A lively party.
(c) A secret meeting on the opium trade.
(d) A band of thieves breaking into the house.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As a child what is Christopher's feeling about his ambition to become a great detective?

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

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

5. Where do the guests go after the meal and the speech at the Meredith Foundation dinner?

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