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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 Malay word used in Book 2, Chapter 7 refers to a tip or a contact?

2. What bothers Nick's family the most about rumors of Nick's girlfriend in Book 1, Chapter 7?

3. How has Eleanor found out more about Rachel in Book 1, Chapter 13?

4. Where does Eleanor say she once took a trip with Jacqueline in Book 2, Chapter 7?

5. Where did Rachel earn her graduate degree?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Bible study meeting described in Book 1, Chapter 2?

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

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

4. How and when did Astrid meet Michael?

5. Where is Araminta's bachelorette party? How are the guests described?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Astrid and Michael in Crazy Rich Asians. For how long have Astrid and Michael been married? What are the struggles that they face in their marriage? What is at the root of these struggles?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss gender roles as depicted in Crazy Rich Asians. How are gender expectations different for women and men in Singapore? How do these expectations differ from those in the United States? What characters in the novel most illustrate this juxtaposition?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the treatment of Rachel by the attendees of the bachelorette party. Why do the other women ostracize Rachel? In what ways do they intimidate, bully, and attempt to humiliate her? What are their motivations in doing so?

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