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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 case does Christopher ask Kung about?

2. How does Christopher know when he has found the blind man's house?

3. What does Sarah say is all part of what Shanghai's all about?

4. Who comes out of the house in question?

5. What ceremony does Mr. Grayson claim to be in charge of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the man driving Christopher to meet Sarah prove to be very useful?

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

3. Describe Christopher's encounter with Sarah and Sir Cecil at the Lucky Chance Club.

4. Describe Christopher's reunion with his mother.

5. How is Christopher treated at the police station?

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

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

8. What happens to Christopher as he is finishing his lunch on the day he is to leave for Macao?

9. What is Jennifer's proposal for herself and Christopher?

10. Describe the Inn of Morning Happiness.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Christopher's relationship with Akira play in the story? How does it evolve? How does it shape the man Christopher becomes?

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

Christopher's mother is one of the most prominent figures in his life both before and after her abduction. What qualities does Christopher inherit from his mother? How do these very qualities prevent him from giving up on finding her? How is Christopher's relationship with his mother transformed by her abduction? How is it transformed by her rescue?

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