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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Christopher's response to Sarah's proposal that he take her to the Meredith Foundation dinner?
(a) Christopher accepts.
(b) Christopher says he must think about it.
(c) Christopher says he has not been invited himself.
(d) Christopher declines.

2. What is Christopher's relationship to James Osbourne?
(a) They belong to the same club.
(b) They are old school friends.
(c) They are cricket teammates.
(d) They play football together.

3. What is Akira's reaction when he discovers a tear in his kimono?
(a) Akira laughs and says it would be silly to get upset over a tear in a coat.
(b) Akira is glad because the kimono belongs to his sister.
(c) Akira weeps and rolls on the ground.
(d) Akira is afraid his mother and father will make him go back to Japan.

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. In the summer of the visit to Uncle Philip's office, what behavior of Akira's does Christopher begin to find particularly irksome?
(a) Akira's overblown appreciation of his personal virtues.
(b) Akira's tendency to disappear for long periods of time.
(c) Akira's preoccupation with his bodily functions.
(d) Akira's incessant harping on the achievements of the Japanese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree rises out of the mound in Christopher's garden in Shanghai?

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

3. Who does Uncle Philip say "is about as English as they come?"

4. How old are Akira and Christopher when they finally enter Ling Tien's room?

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

(see the answer key)

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