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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of person is the Banks's typical house guest in Shanghai?
(a) A young man who brings with him the air of English lanes, meadows and foggy streets.
(b) A young English woman sent on a tour of the far east by her wealthy parents.
(c) A middle-aged English man working for Morganbrook and Byatt.
(d) An old English man working for Morganbrook and Byatt.

2. When his mother stops laughing suddenly outside his father's study, what is Christopher's first thought?
(a) That his mother is about to yell at his father.
(b) That his mother is having a stroke.
(c) That he is about to be scolded.
(d) That his mother is about to surprise him.

3. Where is Mr. Banks's study?
(a) On the uppermost floor of the house.
(b) In London.
(c) Next door to Uncle Philip's office.
(d) At the British consulate.

4. Why does Christopher become irritated with Chamberlain at the Dorchester?
(a) Chamberlain gets very drunk and won't stop talking.
(b) Chamberlain has very bad breath.
(c) Christopher dislikes the way the Colonel speaks to him.
(d) Christopher takes exception to the picture Chamberlain paints of him as a child traveling to England.

5. How does Sarah get into the Foundation dinner without an invitation?
(a) Sarah makes a big, emotional scene.
(b) Sarah sneaks in the back.
(c) Sarah does not attend the Foundation dinner.
(d) Sarah disguises herself as the guest of honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Osbourne offend Christopher?

2. What is Christopher's reaction to the "bursting-in" moment his father referred to?

3. How does Christoper want Uncle Philip to help him become "more English?"

4. How does Christopher feel about Uncle Philip?

5. What is the tone of Cecil Medhurst's speech at the Meredith Foundation dinner?

(see the answer key)

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