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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. What problem is Eddie trying to overcome?
2. How do Ah Ling and Vikram get Nick and Astrid into the house to see Ah Ma?
3. What brings the members of the family together in the dining room?
4. Why did Alfred Shang need to contact his physician?
5. Why does Nick's mother want him to reconcile with his grandmother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of relationship does Nick have with his mother, Eleanor?
2. Who is Oliver T'sien and what is his relationship to Kitty Bing?
3. What is the purpose of the three problems discussed in the Prologue?
4. When Su Yi appears in the dining room for breakfast, what does her attitude convey to her family?
5. How are the characters of Eddie and Kitty similar?
6. How does Felicity react when she reads the gossip article about Isabel's attack on Astrid at the Bible study luncheon?
7. How is the Bible study group described in Part One, Chapter Two?
8. Mabel Shang holds a grudge against Charlie Wu's mother, Irene. What is behind her lingering anger?
9. Su Yi gives Nick a gift for Rachel. What is the gift and what does it signify?
10. What happens when Nick arrives at Tyersall Park?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss gender roles in Rich People Problems. What are the expectations for women and men in the culture of Singapore? Are there differences in gender expectations in the three generations portrayed in the novel? Which characters do you feel are the best illustration of the gender expectations in Singaporean society?
Essay Topic 2
Su Yi is the matriarch of the Young family. Her character's actions drive the plot forward in the first half of the book. How does her character influence the plot of the novel after her death? What role does Su Yi play in the resolution of the main plot of the novel? Is she the most important character in the book? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Many of the subplots in the novel center around the family relationships between the characters. Does money make the relationships stronger? If so, why? Does money negatively impact family relationships? Explain how.
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