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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Christopher behave the morning after Sarah's invitation?
(a) Christopher calls the police and lets them know he will be leaving Shanghai.
(b) Christopher finds Akira and tells him he will be leaving Shanghai.
(c) Christopher behaves as though he is not leaving Shanghai.
(d) Christopher calls Jennifer and tells her he will be leaving Shanghai.

2. Who does Yellow Snake turn out to be?
(a) Uncle Philip.
(b) Christopher's father.
(c) Christopher's mother.
(d) Akira.

3. Inspector Kung telephones Christopher with what news?
(a) Inspector Kung is leaving Shanghai for London in two days.
(b) Inspector Kung remembers that the house Christopher wishes to find is across the street from a blind man's house.
(c) Inspector Kung wishes to become Christopher's partner.
(d) Inspector Kung is going to rehab to deal with his opium addiction.

4. What does Kung remember about the house his men could not gain entry to?
(a) Kung remembers it was yellow.
(b) Kung fails to remember anything.
(c) Kung remembers the house burned down years ago.
(d) Kung remembers there was a maple tree in the front yard.

5. Who comes out of the house in question?
(a) A six-year-old girl.
(b) Christopher's father.
(c) A beautiful young woman.
(d) A withered old man.

6. What are Christopher's thoughts about Sarah at the end of the book?
(a) Christopher is unconvinced Sarah found what she was looking for.
(b) Christopher believes Sarah realized her dreams.
(c) Christopher believes Sarah always loved him.
(d) Christopher believes Sarah became Wang Ku's concubine.

7. What landmark is Christopher looking for?
(a) The North Furnace.
(b) The West Furnace.
(c) The East Furnace.
(d) The South Furnace.

8. What does the little girl tell Christopher about?
(a) A bird that is hurt.
(b) A cat that is hurt.
(c) A dog that is hurt.
(d) A fish that is hurt.

9. What is the date and location of Part VII?
(a) November 23, 1957, London.
(b) November 1, 1956, London.
(c) November 14, 1958, London.
(d) Novmeber 20, 1952, London.

10. How is the girl's Chinese?
(a) Passable.
(b) Not good.
(c) Fluent.
(d) The girl cannot speak Chinese.

11. What kind of music does the French pianist play?
(a) Bach and Stravinsky.
(b) Bizet and Gershwin.
(c) Chopin and Debussy.
(d) Beethoven and Mozart.

12. What killings does Christopher ask MacDonald about?
(a) The Yellow Snake Killings.
(b) The Green Lion Killings.
(c) The Black Bear Killings.
(d) The White Cobra Killings.

13. Where does Christopher meet Sarah on the day they are to leave?
(a) A phonograph store.
(b) Nanking Road.
(c) The city center.
(d) The Inn of Morning Happiness.

14. What does Christopher apologize to Jennifer for?
(a) Not being around more in her childhood.
(b) Beating her.
(c) Nagging her.
(d) Tickling her mercilessly.

15. According to Sir Cecil, for what do people often mistake Sarah?
(a) An actress.
(b) A waitress.
(c) A princess.
(d) A harlot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christopher find in the house?

2. Where does Christopher find Inspector Kung?

3. How does Christopher feel before Uncle Philip tells him what happened to his mother?

4. Where does Christopher ask his driver to point him?

5. Where does Sarah ask Christopher to go with her?

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