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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. In Part 1: Chapter 9, to what club is Kitty invited to have lunch?
2. In Part 1: Chapter 11, what does Eleanor have to drink?
3. In Part 1: Chapter 7, what do single ladies throw in the river on Fifteenth Night?
4. In Part 1: Chapter 8, where is Astrid going?
5. In Part 2: Chapter 1, how many weeks will Kitty be given to read books by Trollope?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part 2: Chapter 4, how is Colette Bing described when Nick and Rachel first see her?
2. In Part 2: Chapter 2, how has Nick grown up in a long-established lineage and known about his ancestors?
3. In the Prologue, why does Eddie have to go to London?
4. In Part 1: Chapter 7, what were Gayatri Singh's jewelry parties like?
5. In Part 1: Chapter 1, who buys The Palace of Eighteen Perfections and for how much?
6. In Part 1: Chapter 8, how was Sir Francis Poon's award ceremony interrupted at a party mentioned in a gossip column?
7. In Part 1: Chapter 12, what plans do Nick and Rachel have for their honeymoon?
8. In Part 2: Chapter 4, who is Baptiste, and what does he bring?
9. In Part 1: Chapter 5, what information does Eleanor want from Astrid, and why will Astrid not give her the information?
10. How many of the Chu clan come for dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve, and how are they seated for dinner?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Rachel and Nick seem less pretentious than other members of their family. In what way are they less pretentious than other family members? In what way are they as pretentious as wealthy family members? What do they say about money? Are their actions and statements incongruous?
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of conflicts at Richie’s party. What type of conflicts start at Richie’s party? How is the party a catalyst for causing conflict? What types of conflict are there at the party and immediately afterward?
Essay Topic 3
The novel is told mostly from a third-person omniscient point of view. How does the point of view influence the story? How does the point of view determine how readers view the story and the characters?
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