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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. What problem did Bettina Ortiz y Mena experience?
2. Why does Victoria resent her brother Philip?
3. Why do Kitty and Jack Bing have an argument about Colette?
4. What does Nick find out about Astrid and Michael's divorce?
5. What do the gossip columns, secret photographers, and spying symbolize in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Astrid find out when she visits Su Yi?
2. What is the purpose of the three problems discussed in the Prologue?
3. In Part One, Chapter One, what is foreshadowed by Charlie's concern about Isabel's missed doctor's appointment?
4. What is Victoria's reaction when Ah Ling announces that Alexandra and her family have arrived to see Su Yi?
5. What happens when Nick arrives at Tyersall Park?
6. Who is Oliver T'sien and what is his relationship to Kitty Bing?
7. How does Eddie treat his mother when she tries to contradict him about Su Yi's wishes?
8. Why is Nick Young ambivalent about returning to Singapore to see his grandmother, Su Yi?
9. What do Nick and Astrid have in common?
10. Who is Lucia Shang? How does her character fit into the novel's plot?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The type of phrasing of the novel's title doesn't follow the rules of language used in English. For example, the title might have been written The Problems Of Rich People, or Rich People's Problems. Why did the author write the title as it is? How does the title's phrasing relate to the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Eddie Cheng is a unique character in the novel. How does his character develop in the book? What role does he play in the overall plot? What does his character represent? Did Eddie change as a character as the novel progressed?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of money and if it brings happiness to the characters in Rich People Problems. How are the problems of the rich different from problems of the average person? Do you think the rich have different problems? If so, choose two examples from the story and explain why the problem relates to the wealthy.
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