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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three - Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What childhood friend picks Nick up from the Singapore airport?
(a) Astrid Young.
(b) Colette Bing.
(c) Colin Khoo.
(d) Carlton Chu.

2. What happens when Felicity tries to remove the pearl from her mother's mouth?
(a) Felicity changes her mind and does not take it.
(b) It rolls down her throat.
(c) She drops it on the floor.
(d) It falls into the lining of the coffin.

3. Peik Lin is awestruck when she sees someone at Su Yi's house. Who is it?
(a) Kitty Bing.
(b) Prince Jirasit.
(c) The Dowager Sultana.
(d) The president of China.

4. What do Su Yi and Astrid discuss in the hospital?
(a) Astrid tells Su Yi about Isabel's appearance at the luncheon.
(b) Su Yi tells Astrid to make up with her mother.
(c) She asks Astrid to bring Nick to the hospital.
(d) Su Yi tells Astrid she wants to go home.

5. What gift does Charlie give Astrid?
(a) A private island.
(b) A new Mercedes sedan.
(c) Her grandmother's engagement ring.
(d) The deed to Tyersall Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 215, Astrid uses imagery to describe her mother's reaction to the newspaper article. What does she say?

2. What does Cassandra see in her email?

3. Nick's speech is cut from the funeral program in favor of dignitaries. Why is this symbolic?

4. What saves Su Yi from being tortured or killed by the brutal colonel?

5. What literary device does the author use to provide more information about Nick's childhood?

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