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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three - Chapters 13-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are professional mourners?
(a) They are family members who pretend to cry.
(b) They carry the casket.
(c) They are actors.
(d) People hired to cry at funerals.

2. Nick's speech is cut from the funeral program in favor of dignitaries. Why is this symbolic?
(a) It is a symbol of generational conflict.
(b) It symbolizes the desire to silence members of the family.
(c) It symbolizes the power of the Young family.
(d) It symbolizes the emphasis on social standing rather than family relationships.

3. Why is Eleanor disgusted by the badminton party at Tyersall Park?
(a) Eddie is cheating.
(b) They are not following the proper rules.
(c) She has not been invited to play.
(d) It is disgraceful when Su Yi is dying.

4. How does Oliver know the Dowager Sultana?
(a) He was her interior designer.
(b) He works for her.
(c) They met at a party.
(d) She is his aunt.

5. When Philip, Eleanor, and Nick arrive at the house in Part Two, what is going on?
(a) There are swans and peacocks on the front lawn.
(b) Servants are taking luggage into the house.
(c) Everyone is watching a badminton match.
(d) The family is gathered to pray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue does Nick's mother, Eleanor, keep bringing up?

2. Why are Victoria and Felicity arguing about the funeral program?

3. How does Charlie find out Isabel is acting weird?

4. When Jack Bing asks to buy all the furniture, what does Felicity remember?

5. What do Singaporeans think about Alfred Shang living in England?

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