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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 tendency to disappear for long periods of time.
(b) Akira's overblown appreciation of his personal virtues.
(c) Akira's incessant harping on the achievements of the Japanese.
(d) Akira's preoccupation with his bodily functions.

2. How many days pass before Christopher sees Akira on Etsuko's bicycle?
(a) Three or four days.
(b) One or two days.
(c) Two or three days.
(d) Five or six days.

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

4. How does Mrs. Banks respond to the health inspector's suggestion?
(a) Mrs. Banks breaks into a tirade.
(b) Mrs. Banks says she will consider the suggestion.
(c) Mrs. Banks says nothing and walks away.
(d) Mrs. Banks quietly agrees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Christopher discover waiting for him when he arrives outside the Meredith Foundation dinner?

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

3. What does Sarah say to Christopher about the Foundation dinner?

4. How do Uncle Philip and Christopher reach the city center?

5. What kind of person is the Banks's typical house guest in Shanghai?

(see the answer key)

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