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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. On page 215, Astrid uses imagery to describe her mother's reaction to the newspaper article. What does she say?
(a) She screamed so loudly the windows shook.
(b) She looks like she is going to have a stroke.
(c) She is mainlining Xanax.
(d) The blood vessels in her temple bulged out.

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

3. Captain Ghale has a confrontation with Phillip Young over what?
(a) Philip and Eleanor do not have an invitation.
(b) Nick being banned from Tyersall Park.
(c) There is no where for them to park.
(d) Their family is too early.

4. How do Astrid's parents react to the gossip column article?
(a) Her mother takes her out to lunch.
(b) Her father orders her out of the house.
(c) They blame Astrid and tell her she ruined their social standing.
(d) They understand it was not her fault.

5. For what does Charlie apologize to Astrid?
(a) He was late for dinner.
(b) Isabel's outburst at the Christian Fellowship breakfast.
(c) His children were rude to Astrid.
(d) He did not go to the hospital to see her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What purpose does Part Two serve in the novel?

2. What does Rachel encourage Nick to do?

3. When Philip, Eleanor, and Nick arrive at the house in Part Two, what is going on?

4. What does Nick do when he finds out his grandmother had a heart attack?

5. Where does Alfred Shang and his family live?

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