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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 does Carlton do to make a romantic gesture in Part Four?

2. Why did Nick hate Tyersall Park when he was a child?

3. How long does Nick have to raise the money to buy Tyersall Park?

4. How does the president of China know Rachel's father, Bao Gaoliang?

5. What does Nick's family find out about Jack Bing's daughter, Colette?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is in the letter Ah Ling gives to Nick?

2. How do Astrid's parents react when they find out about Isabel's suicide attempt?

3. When Kitty receives the newest issue of British Tattle, why is she upset?

4. What is in the video that Michael sends to Astrid?

5. Who is the Dowager Sultana?

6. What does Isabel say in her letter to Astrid?

7. How does Carlton try to win Scheherazade back?

8. When Eddie learns of Su Yi's death, he throws himself on her body and cries uncontrollably. What is the real motivation for his actions?

9. What does Alfred tell Su Yi's family about her source of income?

10. Who does Charlie visit in Los Angeles in an effort to find Astrid?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Rachel's relationship with her mother-in-law, Eleanor Young. How do the two characters interact during the story? How does Rachel react to her mother-in-law's interference in her life with Nick? What is the biggest source of conflict between the two women?

Essay Topic 3

Vikram Ghale and Ah Ling intervene to foil Eddie's plot to isolate Su Yi from her grandchildren, Astrid and Nick. What motivates them to take action? What are the risks involved in their choices?

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