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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Victoria's reaction when she learns her sister Alexandra has arrived at Tyersall Park?
(a) Victoria tells Alexandra her family cannot stay at the house.
(b) She asks Ah Ling to take care of their room arrangements.
(c) She is looking forward to seeing her sister again.
(d) She is irritated because they are early and that Alix's son Eddie is there too.
2. What purpose does Part Two serve in the novel?
(a) It is all a flashback.
(b) It has the best gossip.
(c) It contains the rising action of the novel.
(d) It is the climax of the story.
3. What does Rachel encourage Nick to do?
(a) Ignore his mother's request and stay in New York.
(b) Return to Singapore, put the past behind him, and make up to his grandmother before she dies.
(c) Visit his mother and father in Singapore.
(d) Stay in New York City and send a telegram to Singapore.
4. Who bursts into the Christian Fellowship Banquet uninvited?
(a) Rosalind Fung.
(b) Charlie Wu.
(c) Isabel Wu and her daughters.
(d) Astrid's mother.
5. How is Catherine Young's husband described?
(a) He is a prince and descendant of King Mongkut.
(b) He is the owner of a palace in Hong Kong.
(c) He is a renowned heart surgeon.
(d) He is a tech mogul.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Nick's mother want him to reconcile with his grandmother?
2. Why does Victoria resent her brother Philip?
3. On page 215, Astrid uses imagery to describe her mother's reaction to the newspaper article. What does she say?
4. What problem did Bettina Ortiz y Mena experience?
5. When Philip, Eleanor, and Nick arrive at the house in Part Two, what is going on?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the reason Nick was not allowed to see his grandmother?
2. What kind of relationship does Victoria have with her brother, Philip?
3. Despite her concern for her grandmother, where does Astrid go?
4. Who is Oliver T'sien and what is his relationship to Kitty Bing?
5. Why is Nick Young ambivalent about returning to Singapore to see his grandmother, Su Yi?
6. What can you infer about Rachel's relationship with her mother from their phone conversation in Part 1, Chapter 7?
7. When Su Yi appears in the dining room for breakfast, what does her attitude convey to her family?
8. What kind of relationship does Nick have with his mother, Eleanor?
9. What is the purpose of the three problems discussed in the Prologue?
10. What does Astrid find out when she visits Su Yi?
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