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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. When Christopher comes to London from Cambridge he takes a flat in what neighborhood?

2. What prevents Christopher from developing the level of intimacy with his English school friends that he developed with Akira?

3. What do Christopher's friends give him for his fourteenth birthday?

4. How does Miss Givens strike Christopher in her interview?

5. Years later what does Christopher recognize about the plump-faced man?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Akira believe about Ling Tien?

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

5. How is Jennifer's nanny selected?

6. Who is Uncle Philip?

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

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

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

10. What does Sarah tell Christopher about marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is a mixed blessing when Christopher finds his mother and discovers what happened to his father. Why? What does Christopher gain? What is taken away? How is he transformed?

Essay Topic 2

What is Jennifer's role in the story? What does she represent for Christopher? Why is Christopher so eager to adopt her?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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