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

2. Why is it surprising to Eleanor that Amanda will be attending the wedding?
(a) Because Amanda is in college and cannot leave.
(b) Because Amanda is in prison.
(c) Because Amanda is nine months pregnant.
(d) Because Araminta and Amanda are arch rivals.

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

4. How old is Eddie in Book 1, Chapter 10?
(a) 29.
(b) 23.
(c) 45.
(d) 36.

5. Who is the first to discover on the plane that Rachel is not from the plastics empire?
(a) Parker Yeo.
(b) Jaqueline Ling.
(c) Carol Tai.
(d) Sylvia Wong-Swartz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Book 1, Chapter 1 set?

2. What did Leo's father give him for his seventh birthday?

3. Why does Michael tell Astrid he cannot attend the family dinner in Book 2, Chapter 1?

4. What does HNWI stand for in the novel?

5. What was Michael modeling when Astrid first saw him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Astrid and Michael live where they live? How is their home described?

2. What narrative perspective is establied in the Prologue? Why is this important to the story?

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

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

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

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

7. Where is Eleanor's husband Philip when she talks to him on the phone in Book 1, Chapter 13? Why?

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

9. How does Eddie feel about his friend Leo's penthouse? Why?

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

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