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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 company does Cassandra suggest Rachel's family owns in Book 1, Chapter 7?

2. What kind of car did Peik Lin purchase when she moved to America to study?

3. Where does Rachel's mother work as a real estate agent?

4. Who is the first to discover on the plane that Rachel is not from the plastics empire?

5. Who takes on the role of the chairman in the pretend game in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and when did Astrid meet Michael?

2. Who is Peik Lin? What is her relationship to Rachel?

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

4. Who is Jacqueline Ling and how is she described?

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

6. What setting is established in the Prologue? How is the setting described?

7. What has Eleanor discovered about Rachel that upsets her greatly in Book 1, Chapter 13?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author and genre of Crazy Rich Asians. What other novels has Kevin Kwan written? What are common themes in his works? How would you define the genre of this book? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of illusion and performance in Crazy Rich Asians. In what ways do the characters in the story create illusory presentations of themselves? What prompts them to do so? How do these themes play out at the wedding?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Rachel Chu as the novel's protagonist. What does the reader learn about Rachel in the beginning of the novel? How does Rachel's character evolve in the course of the story? What are the main motivations for Rachel?

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