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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does young Christopher see being very familiar with the plump-faced man?
(a) Uncle Philip.
(b) Christopher's father.
(c) Christopher's mother.
(d) Akira.

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

3. What areas of Shanghai is young Christopher forbidden to enter?
(a) The Japanese areas.
(b) The American areas.
(c) The Chinese areas.
(d) The English areas.

4. What does Christopher discover when he returns home?
(a) Christopher discovers his father has returned home.
(b) Christopher discover his house has been burned to the ground.
(c) Christopher discovers Akira waiting for him.
(d) Christopher discovers his mother has been abducted.

5. What happens to Christopher's father the day after the lotion theft?
(a) Christopher's father is hit by a car.
(b) Christopher's father disappears.
(c) Christopher's father falls off a horse.
(d) Christopher's father is fired from Morganbrook and Byatt.

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

7. What is Christopher's memory of Akira's house?
(a) Christopher remembers that Akira's house was very dilapidated.
(b) Christopher remembers it to be very similar to his family's from an architectural standpoint.
(c) Strangely, Christopher has no recollection of his best friend's house.
(d) Christopher remembers it to be exactly the opposite of his family's.

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

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

10. What kind of publishing does Osbourne say he is thinking of going into?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Novels.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Poems.

11. What is the name of the road whose side streets are so heavily trafficked?
(a) Kung Po.
(b) Danzu.
(c) Nanking.
(d) Wang Chu.

12. On what terms do Christopher and Sarah leave after the Meredith Foundation dinner?
(a) Christopher and Sarah leave in love with one another.
(b) Christopher and Sarah leave quite angry with one another.
(c) Christopher and Sarah leave suspicious of one another.
(d) Christopher and Sarah leave on friendly terms.

13. Why does Jennifer grope around the drawing room?
(a) She is dizzy.
(b) She has blindfolded herself.
(c) She is blind.
(d) The drawing room is very dark.

14. At what age did Christopher and Akira begin playing on the mound in the garden?
(a) Age six.
(b) Age seven.
(c) Age five.
(d) Age eight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After leading Christopher in the crowded city center, what does Uncle Philip do?

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

3. What is the shape of Christopher's London home in Part III?

4. What game do Christopher and Akira invent?

5. On what day do Akira and Christopher enter Ling Tien's room?

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