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

2. What is Christopher expected to do during his mother's opium campaign meetings?
(a) Leave the adults alone in the dining room.
(b) Go to Akira's house.
(c) Serve cocktails for those attending the meeting.
(d) Go to town with his Uncle Philip.

3. 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.

4. When does Christopher speak to Sarah at the Draycoats' wedding?
(a) Before the service.
(b) After the service.
(c) During the service.
(d) Christopher does not speak to Sarah at the Draycoats' wedding.

5. How does Christopher remember Uncle Philip's office?
(a) Christopher remembers it to be very large.
(b) Christopher remembers it to be very tidy.
(c) Christopher remembers it to be very ramshakle.
(d) Christopher remembers it to be very small.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second question Christopher asks Sir Cecil?

2. What kind of lawn did Christopher's family have in their garden in Shanghai?

3. How does Christopher describe Miss Givens's smiles?

4. What does Uncle Philip do every time Christopher visits his office?

5. Who surprises Christopher while he is investigating the Emory case?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Christopher spend his time in the summer of 1923?

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

4. Describe Christopher's meeting with the silver-haired man.

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

6. What is the "dining room episode?"

7. Describe Christopher's residence in 1937.

8. Why does Christopher consider inviting Chamberlain to the Dorchester "the height of inconsideration?"

9. Describe Sir Cecil Medhurst's speech at the Meredith Foundation Dinner.

10. What happens after Uncle Philip leaves Christopher?

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