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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Rachel earn her graduate degree?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Brown.
(c) Northwestern.
(d) Yale.

2. To whose house does Nick invite Rachel to meet him in Book 1, Chapter 18?
(a) His mother's house.
(b) His aunt's house.
(c) His brother-in-law's house.
(d) His grandmother's house.

3. Where does Book 1, Chapter 6 open?
(a) Paris.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Singapore.
(d) New York.

4. Where is Book 1, Chapter 1 set?
(a) Singapore.
(b) New York.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) London.

5. Who is Nick requested to look out after in New York in Book 2, Chapter 4?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Sylvia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What estaemed banking family hosts the yearly ball that Astrid is attending in Book 1, Chapter 5?

3. In what city is the Prologue set?

4. How much money did Eddie pay a Chinese film company to "buy over" his latest mistress in Book 1, Chapter 10?

5. Who set up Rachel with Nick?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Rachel about her trip on the plane with Nick? Why?

2. What is Jacqueline's intent in calling her daughter from the party?

3. Who is Celine Lim and what role does the play in the novel's plot?

4. What is established about Rachel and Nick's history in Book 1, Chapter 1?

5. How is the matter with the hotel manager resolved in the Prologue?

6. What faux pas does Rachel commit at the party in Book 2, Chapter 2?

7. Who is Oliver T'sien? What are Rachel's first impressions of him?

8. How and when did Astrid meet Michael?

9. Who are Colin Khoo and Araminta Lee and how are they described upon introduction?

10. What is revealed about Colin Khoo in Book 1, Chapter 17?

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