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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two - Chapters 8-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Su Yi's gift to Rachel symbolize?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Hostility.

2. What symbolic figure appears in both of Su Yi's dreams?
(a) A priest.
(b) A fruit tree.
(c) A prince.
(d) An empress.

3. What is Victoria's reaction when she learns her sister Alexandra has arrived at Tyersall Park?
(a) Victoria tells Alexandra her family cannot stay at the house.
(b) She is irritated because they are early and that Alix's son Eddie is there too.
(c) She asks Ah Ling to take care of their room arrangements.
(d) She is looking forward to seeing her sister again.

4. What purpose does Part Two serve in the novel?
(a) It contains the rising action of the novel.
(b) It is the climax of the story.
(c) It has the best gossip.
(d) It is all a flashback.

5. What is the narrator's point of view?
(a) Objective narration.
(b) First-person subjective.
(c) Third-person omniscient.
(d) Second-person objective.

Short Answer Questions

1. Captain Ghale has a confrontation with Phillip Young over what?

2. What characteristic sets Victoria apart from her siblings?

3. What gift does Charlie give Astrid?

4. Su Yi dreams she is in India. What is she doing?

5. What childhood friend picks Nick up from the Singapore airport?

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