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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Astrid's mother?
(a) Veronica.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Felicity.
(d) Alexandra.

2. Where did Astrid's father plan to commission an architect to build Astrid and her husband a home as a wedding gift?
(a) Zhonggu.
(b) Huaxia.
(c) Bukit Timah.
(d) Seres.

3. What Malay word used in Book 2, Chapter 7 refers to a tip or a contact?
(a) Yang.
(b) Kaou.
(c) Lobang.
(d) Tidek.

4. What German-American architect's quote opens Book 3, Chapter 2?
(a) Walter Gropius's.
(b) Gunter Behnisch's.
(c) Mies van der Rohe's.
(d) Erich Mendelsohn's.

5. Dr. Gu says that the Youngs are descended from a long line of what in Book 2, Chapter 16?
(a) Feudal farming lords.
(b) Peasants.
(c) Royal court physicians.
(d) Emperors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What frightens Rachel by the staircase of Nick's grandmother's home in Book 2, Chapter 2?

2. What did Astrid's husband buy her for her birthday last month, according to the narrator in Book 1, Chapter 15?

3. Where is Eddie's new tuxedo from in Book 2, Chapter 10?

4. Why do Astrid and her husband live in much more humble quarters than the rest of Astrid's family?

5. Astrid and her husband live in a condo off of what street?

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