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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sarah get into the Foundation dinner without an invitation?
(a) Sarah sneaks in the back.
(b) Sarah makes a big, emotional scene.
(c) Sarah disguises herself as the guest of honor.
(d) Sarah does not attend the Foundation dinner.

2. How does Miss Givens strike Christopher in her interview?
(a) Light and breezy.
(b) Dark and dangerous.
(c) Sullen and pious.
(d) Dull and cold.

3. Where do the guests go after the meal and the speech at the Meredith Foundation dinner?
(a) The parlor.
(b) The ballroom.
(c) A fashionable club across the street.
(d) The billiard room.

4. What does Christopher conclude happened to Charles Emory?
(a) He has lost his way.
(b) He ran away.
(c) He accidentally fell and broke his neck.
(d) He was murdered.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Akira feel about Ling Tien?

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

3. In what year does Christopher hear of Jennifer?

4. How does Christopher remember Uncle Philip's office?

5. What are the circumstances of Akira and Christopher's entry into Ling Tien's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miss Hemmings gain admittance to the Meredith Foundation dinner?

2. What is significant about the disappearance of Jennifer's trunk?

3. Describe the visit of the health inspector to Christopher's home in Shanghai.

4. What happens to Christopher and Sarah at David Corbett's luncheon on Lower Regent Street?

5. Describe Christopher's reunion with Colonel Chamberlain.

6. How does Christopher receive his magnifying glass?

7. How does Sarah Hemmings treat Christopher at the Mayfair flat?

8. How does Akira feel after stealing Ling Tien's lotion?

9. What does Christopher remember about the days following his father's disappearance?

10. How does Christopher tend to remember his boyhood companion Akira?

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