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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 is Nick upset that his favorite restaurant in Chinatown closed?

2. Why did Alfred Shang refuse to lend Nick money to buy Tyersall Park?

3. Why does Charlie go to the funeral?

4. How does Carlton describe his date to Rachel?

5. Who is accompanying Rachel to Tyersall Park in Part Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the Dowager Sultana?

2. What does Oliver hope to accomplish by taking Kitty to visit the Dowager Sultana?

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

4. How does Nick react when he takes Rachel to Chinatown for lunch?

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

6. How did Su Yi meet Jirasit Sirisindhu?

7. Why is Nick excluded from speaking at his grandmother's funeral?

8. Why do Victoria, Felicity, and Alexandra open their mother's coffin?

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

10. How does Charlie think Michael got the video of him and Astrid having sex?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of Rich People Problems. From what point of view is the story told? Why is this point of view important to the story? Is there another point of view that would tell the story well?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The storyline with Rachel's brother, Carlton, and Scheherazade Shang is introduced late in the novel. Why do you think the author included this relationship? How does it fit into the plot of the story?

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