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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. Why does Isabel call Charlie in Part Three?
2. How does Charlie find out Isabel is acting weird?
3. Who does Charlie contact when he is looking for Astrid?
4. Where does Carlton take Scheherazade for their date?
5. While Nick is in the garden in Part Four, who does he meet?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the Dowager Sultana?
2. What happens between Astrid and Michael during Su Yi's funeral?
3. In Chapter 15, what does Isabel do after she calls Charlie?
4. How does Nick react when he takes Rachel to Chinatown for lunch?
5. 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?
6. What is in the video that Michael sends to Astrid?
7. How does Charlie think Michael got the video of him and Astrid having sex?
8. How do Astrid's parents react when they find out about Isabel's suicide attempt?
9. After Kitty and Jack Bing tour Tyersall Park, what does Nick tell his aunts about Colette?
10. What is in the letter Ah Ling gives to Nick?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Su Yi's will is read, the reader hears the thoughts of several characters. Why did the author include this first-person dialogue? What does the dialogue add to the overall tone of the meeting?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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