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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 does Mrs. Banks tell Christopher to reassure him?
(a) Christopher's father knows how to handle himself.
(b) Chinese Intelligence knows where Christopher's father is.
(c) The city's very best detectives are working on the case.
(d) British Intelligence knows where Christopher's father is.

2. Where does Christopher unexpectedly reunite with Colonel Chamberlain?
(a) In a bookshop on Charing Cross Road.
(b) In a crowded square in Shanghai.
(c) At the Lucky Chance Club.
(d) In the Palm Court of the Waldorf.

3. Where does Christopher find Inspector Kung?
(a) The Lucky Chance Club.
(b) At Christopher's old house.
(c) In a heap on the side of Nanking Road.
(d) The Inn of Morning Happiness.

4. How does Christopher feel about his chances of bringing his case in Shanghai to a happy conclusion?
(a) Christopher feels ambivalent.
(b) Christopher feels optimistic.
(c) Christopher feels pessimistic.
(d) Christopher feels cautious.

5. According to Akira, why do Christopher's parents stop speaking to one another?
(a) Because Christopher's mother objects to her husband's work.
(b) Because Christopher's parents have hurt each other's feelings.
(c) Because Akira is "not enough Japanese."
(d) Because Christopher is "not enough Englishman."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the effect of Akira's story on Christopher?

2. How does old Christopher remember Colonel Chamberlain?

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

4. What does Akira believe Ling Tien's passion to be?

5. What kind of music does the French pianist play?

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