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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarah say is all part of what Shanghai's all about?
(a) Living the high life.
(b) Being low-life.
(c) Smoking opium.
(d) Playing chess.

2. Who does Uncle Philip say "is about as English as they come?"
(a) Philip himself.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Christopher's father.
(d) Christopher's mother.

3. What is the time and place of Part II?
(a) Shanghai, 15th May 1931.
(b) London, 8th November 1937.
(c) Shanghai, 8th November 1912.
(d) London, 15th May 1931.

4. How does Mei Li regard Christopher's education?
(a) As a triffling matter.
(b) As a pain in the neck.
(c) As a matter of solemn importance.
(d) As a completely irrelevant matter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon his return, how does Akira respond to Christopher's questions about his experiences in Japan?

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

3. What is Lady Beaton's first reaction to Christopher's proposal that he adopt Jennifer?

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

5. What nickname do the Banks and Uncle Philip call Christopher?

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