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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. What happens to Christopher's father the day after the lotion theft?

2. What is the tone of Cecil Medhurst's speech at the Meredith Foundation dinner?

3. When does Christopher speak to Sarah at the Draycoats' wedding?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Christopher's relationship with Mei Li transformed by his mother's abduction?

2. Describe the opium campaign meetings.

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

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

5. Describe Christopher's reunion with Colonel Chamberlain.

6. Who is the plump-faced man in Christopher's newspaper photograph?

7. Describe the game Christopher and Akira invent.

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

9. When Christopher finally sees Akira after Mr. Banks disappearance, how does Akira behave?

10. Who is Uncle Philip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Sir Cecil Medhurst? What does he represent to Christopher? How does his demise change the direction of Christopher Bank's future?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

In chapter sixteen, Sarah urges Christopher to run away with her to Macao. What does Macao represent? Why is Macao particularly enticing to Christopher when Sarah asks him? On an emotional level, what prevents Christopher from making it there?

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