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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Christopher's relationship to James Osbourne?
(a) They are cricket teammates.
(b) They belong to the same club.
(c) They play football together.
(d) They are old school friends.

2. Where does Jennifer live before Christopher adopts her?
(a) France.
(b) Canada.
(c) America.
(d) Shanghai.

3. What is Lady Beaton's first reaction to Christopher's proposal that he adopt Jennifer?
(a) Lady Beaton laughs out loud.
(b) Lady Beaton immediately says yes.
(c) Lady Beaton recoils with suspicion.
(d) Lady Beaton immediately leaves Christopher's presence.

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

5. In the summer of the visit to Uncle Philip's office, what behavior of Akira's does Christopher begin to find particularly irksome?
(a) Akira's incessant harping on the achievements of the Japanese.
(b) Akira's tendency to disappear for long periods of time.
(c) Akira's overblown appreciation of his personal virtues.
(d) Akira's preoccupation with his bodily functions.

6. In what year does Christopher hear of Jennifer?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1933.

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

8. How is the weather on the day Christopher "lowers his guard?"
(a) Sunny and windy.
(b) Overcast.
(c) Hot and humid.
(d) Cold and rainy.

9. Whom does Christopher glimpse while enjoying tea and scones at the Waldorf Hotel?
(a) Inspector Kung.
(b) His mother.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Sarah.

10. How does Christopher feel about Uncle Philip?
(a) Christopher is afraid of him.
(b) Christopher is irritated by him.
(c) Christopher is quite fond of him.
(d) Christopher is secretly in love with him.

11. How does Osbourne offend Christopher?
(a) Osbourne claims Christopher was "such an odd bird in school."
(b) Osbourne calls Christopher's mother a "loose woman."
(c) Osbourne insults Christopher's cooking.
(d) Osbourne breaks Christopher's china.

12. What does the silver-haired man offer Christopher?
(a) The silver-haired man offers Christopher his shoes.
(b) The silver-haired man offers to tell Christopher who everyone is and introduce him if he likes.
(c) The silver-haired man offers to sneak Christopher out of the party through the back door.
(d) The silver-haired man offers to loan Christopher his car.

13. How does old Christopher remember Colonel Chamberlain?
(a) Fondly.
(b) Ambivalently.
(c) Hatefully.
(d) Sadly.

14. What does Uncle Philip do every time Christopher visits his office?
(a) Uncle Philip acts very "put-off" with Christopher.
(b) Uncle Philip takes Christopher out for ice cream.
(c) Uncle Philip gives Christopher a present.
(d) Uncle Philip allows Christopher to drink a little whisky.

15. What is the Banks' "library" like?
(a) The largest room in the house with miles and miles of books.
(b) An anteroom with walls lined with books.
(c) A nook in the kitchen housing a shelf of classic works.
(d) A small, dark room in the basement with a few encyclopedia volumes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Christopher and Sarah converse at the end of the Meredith Foundation dinner?

2. Who first tells Christopher about Jennifer?

3. What composer's music underscores Christopher and Sarah's conversation at the end of the Foundation dinner?

4. What does Sarah say to Christopher about the Foundation dinner?

5. How many days pass before Christopher sees Akira on Etsuko's bicycle?

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