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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Christopher speak to Sarah at the Draycoats' wedding?
(a) Christopher does not speak to Sarah at the Draycoats' wedding.
(b) During the service.
(c) Before the service.
(d) After the service.

2. What does Akira believe Ling Tien's passion to be?
(a) Selling children into slavery.
(b) Turning severed hands into spiders.
(c) Luring children into his room and turning them into monkies.
(d) Playing cricket.

3. What kind of tree rises out of the mound in Christopher's garden in Shanghai?
(a) A maple tree.
(b) An oak tree.
(c) A pine tree.
(d) A bonzai tree.

4. What game do Christopher and Akira invent?
(a) A magic game where Christopher and Akira cast spells on Ling Tien.
(b) A detective game where Christopher and Akira rescue Mr. Banks.
(c) A spy game where Christopher and Akira hunt down druglords.
(d) An army game where Christopher and Akira attack America.

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

6. Where is Akira and Christopher's "special spot?"
(a) In Akira's backyard.
(b) In downtown Shanghai.
(c) Beside the canal.
(d) In Akira's backyard.

7. Whom does Christopher discover waiting for him when he arrives outside the Meredith Foundation dinner?
(a) Charles Emory.
(b) Sir Cecil Medhurst.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Jennifer.

8. What is the date of Part III?
(a) April 12, 1937.
(b) November 30, 1937.
(c) Novermber 8, 1931.
(d) April 30, 1931.

9. Who surprises Christopher while he is investigating the Emory case?
(a) James Osbourne.
(b) Sir Cecil Medhurst.
(c) Sarah Hemmings.
(d) Inspector Kung.

10. How does Sarah react to Christopher at the Mayfair party?
(a) Sarah nods in recognition, but otherwise ignores Christopher.
(b) Sarah greets Christopher warmly.
(c) Sarah pleads with Christopher to take her to a dance.
(d) Sarah puts Christopher down in front of the whole room.

11. According to Chamberlain, what will happen to young Christopher if he remains in Shanghai much longer?
(a) Christopher start smoking opium.
(b) Christopher will be abducted himself.
(c) Christopher will forget how to speak English.
(d) Christopher will turn into a Chinaman.

12. 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) A simple "Japanese" lawn.
(d) An ornate "Chinese" lawn.

13. What is Christopher expected to do during his mother's opium campaign meetings?
(a) Go to Akira's house.
(b) Serve cocktails for those attending the meeting.
(c) Leave the adults alone in the dining room.
(d) Go to town with his Uncle Philip.

14. What does the health inspector from Morganbrook and Byatt urge Mrs. Banks to do?
(a) Get rid of the servants.
(b) Watch the New Year's parade.
(c) Leave Shanghai immediately.
(d) Leave her husband.

15. What kind of establishment is the Dorchester?
(a) A modest inn.
(b) A quaint tea room.
(c) A public house.
(d) A very fancy restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Banks' "library" like?

2. Who owns Christopher's family's house in Shanghai?

3. Christopher has an argument over the pronunciation of which English expression?

4. Whom does Christopher glimpse while enjoying tea and scones at the Waldorf Hotel?

5. What becomes of Ling Tien's bottle of lotion?

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