When We Were Orphans Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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When We Were Orphans Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who causes Christopher to lower his guard?
(a) Christopher's mother.
(b) Akira.
(c) Christopher's father.
(d) Uncle Philip.

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

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

4. What do Christopher's friends give him for his fourteenth birthday?
(a) A magnifying glass.
(b) A cricket bat.
(c) A woopie cushion.
(d) A croquet set.

5. In chapter one Christopher remembers coming from Cambridge to London in the summer of which year?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1931.

6. What is Christopher's response to Sarah's proposal that he take her to the Meredith Foundation dinner?
(a) Christopher says he must think about it.
(b) Christopher declines.
(c) Christopher says he has not been invited himself.
(d) Christopher accepts.

7. How does Akira feel about Ling Tien?
(a) Akira is deeply afraid of Ling Tien.
(b) Akira thinks of him as a father.
(c) Akira finds Ling Tien amusing.
(d) Akira regards him as an object of ridicule.

8. What is Christopher's reaction to the "bursting-in" moment his father referred to?
(a) Christopher has no particular reaction to the moment.
(b) Christopher is amused by the encounter.
(c) Christopher is deeply saddened by the experience.
(d) Christopher is bewildered by the experience.

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

10. Who first tells Christopher about Jennifer?
(a) Lady Beaton.
(b) Mrs. Givens.
(c) Sarah Hemmings.
(d) Colonel Chamberlain.

11. On what day do Akira and Christopher enter Ling Tien's room?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Monday.

12. What does Christopher suspect happened to Akira in Japan?
(a) Christopher suspects Akira failed to apply himself to his studies.
(b) Christopher suspects Akira was unable to learn Japanese.
(c) Christopher suspects Akira made many friends and was sad to leave.
(d) Christopher suspects Akira was mercilessly ostracised for his "foreignness."

13. What kind of person is the Banks's typical house guest in Shanghai?
(a) A middle-aged English man working for Morganbrook and Byatt.
(b) An old English man working for Morganbrook and Byatt.
(c) A young man who brings with him the air of English lanes, meadows and foggy streets.
(d) A young English woman sent on a tour of the far east by her wealthy parents.

14. How does Christoper want Uncle Philip to help him become "more English?"
(a) Christopher wants Uncle Philip to allow him to copy his behavior sometimes.
(b) Christopher wants Uncle Philip to give him weekly lessons in "Englishness."
(c) Christopher wants Uncle Philip to take him on a trip to England.
(d) Christopher wants Uncle Philip to introduce him to some fine English "specimens."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What game do Christopher and Akira invent?

2. In what year does Christopher hear of Jennifer?

3. According to Akira, why do Christopher's parents stop speaking to one another?

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

5. What kind of establishment is the Dorchester?

(see the answer keys)

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