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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is Christopher told he may find Sir Cecil and Sarah?
(a) Lun Chow Road.
(b) London.
(c) Macao.
(d) The Lucky Chance Club.

4. How old is Jennifer at the end of the book?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Twenty-seven.
(c) Thirty-one.
(d) Eighteen.

5. What is the cause of the explosion that rocks the ball room while Grayson and Christopher are speaking?
(a) Someone has bombed the British Embassy.
(b) An American warship is firing shells.
(c) A Japanese warship is firing shells.
(d) A Chinese warship is firing shells.

6. How does Christopher feel about his chances of bringing his case in Shanghai to a happy conclusion?
(a) Christopher feels ambivalent.
(b) Christopher feels pessimistic.
(c) Christopher feels cautious.
(d) Christopher feels optimistic.

7. Why can the police not send someone with Christopher to the blind man's house?
(a) The police are afraid of the neighborhood.
(b) The police are short on men.
(c) The police do not trust Christopher.
(d) The police are working for the mob.

8. How is Christopher's mother when he finds her?
(a) Chistopher's mother is furious with him for leaving her.
(b) Christopher's mother is happy and healthy living in Hong Kong.
(c) Christopher's mother has lost her mind and no longer recognizes him.
(d) Christopher's mother is catatonic.

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

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

11. 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 breaks into a fit of uncontrollable giggles.
(d) Akira screams.

12. How does Kung respond when Christopher identifies himself as a long time fan?
(a) Kung is insulted.
(b) Kung is wounded.
(c) Kung is unresponsive.
(d) Kung is pleased.

13. Where does the girl urge Christopher to go?
(a) To the police station.
(b) Into the house.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To the city center.

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

15. What is Sir Cecil's state of mind at the Lucky Chance Club?
(a) Sir Cecil is high on opium.
(b) Sir Cecil is perfectly lucid.
(c) Sir Cecil is very energetic.
(d) Sir Cecil is quite inebriated.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who finally agrees to escort Christopher?

3. How is Christopher greeted at the police station?

4. Where does Christopher meet Sarah on the day they are to leave?

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

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