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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Akira respond when he enters the house of the blind man?
(a) Akira faints.
(b) Akira breaks into a fit of uncontrollable sobbing.
(c) Akira screams.
(d) Akira breaks into a fit of uncontrollable giggles.

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

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

4. How does Christopher know when he has found the blind man's house?
(a) Christopher is told by a man in the street.
(b) Christopher feels it intuitively.
(c) Christopher finds a board on the ground bearing the blind man's name.
(d) Christopher recognizes the house from his childhood.

5. What are the date and location of Part V?
(a) September 23, 1931, Shanghai.
(b) September 29, 1931, Shanghai.
(c) September 20, 1937, Shanghai.
(d) September 29, 1937, Shanghai.

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

7. What do the Japanese soldiers do with Christopher?
(a) The soldiers beat Christopher up.
(b) The soldiers take Christopher to their camp and take care of him.
(c) The soldiers give Christopher a shot of whisky from a flask.
(d) The soldiers arrest Christopher.

8. How does Christopher's morning meeting with MacDonald go?
(a) The meeting goes swimmingly.
(b) Christopher detects a mysterious undertone to the meeting.
(c) Christopher is very late for the meeting.
(d) Christopher mishandles the meeting.

9. 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.

10. Why does Christopher's escort leave him?
(a) Christopher's escort has pressing business out of town.
(b) Christopher's escort gets a call from his wife.
(c) Christopher's escort believes Christopher will be safer alone because he is white.
(d) Christopher's escort is attempting to sabotage Christopher.

11. What does Sir Cecil call Sarah?
(a) My little angel.
(b) My little vagabond.
(c) My little pony.
(d) My little sugarplum.

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

13. What does his escort do when Christopher is disrespectful to him?
(a) Christopher's escort remains calm and polite.
(b) Christopher's escort leaves coldly.
(c) Christopher's escort laughs heartily.
(d) Christopher's escort yells at Christopher.

14. What is Morgan's manner like when he and Christopher meet?
(a) Morgan is urgent in a nonchalant way.
(b) Morgan is comfortable.
(c) Morgan is fighting back tears.
(d) Morgan is scattered.

15. What are the date and location of Part VI?
(a) Ocboter 29, 1937, Shanghai.
(b) October 29, 1937, London.
(c) October 20, 1937, London.
(d) October 20, 1937, Shanghai.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finally agrees to escort Christopher?

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

3. Who does the Japanese soldier Christopher come upon turn out to be?

4. Under what circumstances would Sarah leave Shanghai?

5. What makes it difficult to recognize Uncle Philip when Christopher reunites with him?

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