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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. When does Ethan tell his family that his new love interest is a man?

2. When Gil stays at Nok's house, what does he call her?

3. What does Maribel soon realize after she and Schuyler fight at the pub?

4. What did Joe's mother's father do for a living?

5. What time is it when Maribel ignores phone calls from Schuyler when she returns home from the pub?

Short Essay Questions

1. What originally happens to Schuyler's money after he is killed?

2. Why does Gil refuse Nok's request to send Jack to a private school?

3. After Schuyler dies, what scary dream does Veronica dream about?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 2, how can Joe's relationship with his high school girlfriend, Veronica, be described?

5. Describe Ethan's childhood. How does he feel about his father traveling often to Asia for work?

6. How does Veronica handle losing her husband, Schuyler, after he is killed overseas?

7. How does Abby, Gil's first wife, handle the news about her husband's secret?

8. How does Maribel describe how she feels after becoming romantically involved with Schuyler?

9. What surprises Joe about Veronica's relationship and marriage to Schuyler, her husband?

10. After Ethan phones his mother to say Gil probably missed her, how does Abby react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining what you think the meaning of life and the secrets to happiness are based on your analysis of 2-3 characters from the novel. Use their understanding about happiness to challenge or build upon your own ideas about life and happiness.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the differences between Tara being raised in Kathmandu versus California and New York. How does the role of money change their happiness in two different places?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Nok's relationship with money in the novel. Why does she tell her sons that they are lucky? How and why does money equate to luck?

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