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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 does Christopher apologize to Jennifer for?

2. How is Christopher greeted at the police station?

3. What do the Japanese soldiers tell Christopher about Akira?

4. Where does Christopher find Inspector Kung?

5. Who turns out to be the senior intelligence man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the consulate when Christopher asks to meet with Mr. MacDonald?

2. What happens when the lieutenant tells Christopher that they must wait before continuing to Yeh Chen's house?

3. Describe Christopher's reunion with his mother.

4. What does Christopher do after he is certain he and Akira have not been pursued?

5. What does Uncle Philip offer Christopher at the end of their meeting?

6. What odd habit does Christopher observe in the people of Shanghai?

7. What does Uncle Philip say happened to Christopher's parents?

8. How does Christopher spend his afternoon before meeting up with Sarah and Sir Cecil at the Lucky Chance Club?

9. What vital clue does Kung reveal to Christopher?

10. Describe Christopher's return to his childhood home.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three examples of Christopher's perception of himself clashing with others' perception of him. What is the effect of this perception gap? Why do you think Ishiguro uses this device?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the development of Christopher Banks. What is the reader led to believe about him at first? What things does Christopher say that encourage the reader to look at him differently? Is he a reliable narrator? How much more does the reader know about Christopher at the end of the novel?

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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