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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Christoper want Uncle Philip to help him become "more English?"

2. What is Christopher's reaction to the "bursting-in" moment his father referred to?

3. Whom does Christopher glimpse while enjoying tea and scones at the Waldorf Hotel?

4. How does Christopher describe the atmosphere at breakfast on the days of the campaign meetings.

5. How does Sarah react to Christopher at the Mayfair party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Christopher's reunion with Colonel Chamberlain.

2. Where is Charles Emery's body found?

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

4. Where is Christopher's father's study and what are the rules about it?

5. What is the "dining room episode?"

6. Describe two examples of what Christopher refers to as "someone disapproving him and only just managing to conceal it."

7. Describe an instance of Mr. Banks boasting.

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

9. How is Christopher put in a difficult position when Uncle Philip suggests a trip to the racecourse?

10. Describe the game Christopher and Akira invent.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does the advent of World War II play in the novel? How does the shape of world events parallel events in Christopher's life?

Essay Topic 2

As a child Christopher revered the great Inspector Kung. As a grown man Christopher meets the Inspector and discovers he has become a disheveled old drunk. How is this a turning point for Christopher? How is Christopher's meeting with Kung a warning to him? How does it drive him forward?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of memory in the novel. What does Christopher say about his own memory? How does what Christopher remembers develop his character?

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