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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the date and location of Part V?
(a) September 29, 1931, Shanghai.
(b) September 23, 1931, Shanghai.
(c) September 20, 1937, Shanghai.
(d) September 29, 1937, Shanghai.

2. What kind of lawn did Christopher's family have in their garden in Shanghai?
(a) A carefully tended "English" lawn.
(b) A sprawling "French" lawn.
(c) An ornate "Chinese" lawn.
(d) A simple "Japanese" lawn.

3. How does Akira respond when Christopher asks him if he will have to go and live in Japan?
(a) Akira says he will stay in Shanghai forever.
(b) Akira says he will got to Japan in four years.
(c) Akira says he will go to Japan in one year.
(d) Akira says he will go to Japan in two years.

4. What is the second question Christopher asks Sir Cecil?
(a) Christopher asks how Sir Cecil met Sarah.
(b) Christopher asks if Sir Cecil would like his assistance in solving the mystery of his disappearing cigar box.
(c) Christopher asks whether Sir Cecil happened to meet Akira.
(d) Christopher asks whether Sir Cecil would like a drink from his flask.

5. As a child what is Christopher's feeling about his ambition to become a great detective?
(a) He feels deeply ashamed of his ambition.
(b) He feels he must tell absolutely everyone.
(c) He feels like he may give it up to become a fireman.
(d) He feels it is something he ought to keep to himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days is Christopher in town before Morgan telephones him?

2. What does Mrs. Banks tell Christopher to reassure him?

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

4. What does Christopher think about the quality of his memory of the Shanghai garden?

5. What does Christopher's mother call the plump-faced man?

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