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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. Where does Peik Lin take Rachel and Kerry in her home to talk in Book 3, Chapter 20?

2. What does Daisy Foo claim the island used to be called where the wedding banque is held?

3. What setting is established in the opening of Book 3, Chapter 12?

4. What does Dr. Gu claim prosperity is in Book 2, Chapter 16?

5. What did Khou Fang Min's family intend to do in order to make it appear as though Rachel had a birth defect when she was a baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the blue jay symbolize in the novel?

2. Who is Dr. Gu and why does Peik Lin visit him?

3. How does Francesca go about sabotaging Nick and Rachel at the wedding banquet?

4. What exchange takes place between Eleanor and Francesca in the end of Book 2, Chapter 18? What does it signify?

5. Why is it significant that Su Yi attends the wedding?

6. What do Astrid and Charlie discuss at the wedding banquet?

7. How do Nick and his close friends manage to escape the bachelor party?

8. How does Oliver go about sabotaging Alistair's relationship with Kitty at the wedding banquet?

9. How does Astrid manage to track down Michael in Book 3, Chapter 12?

10. How does Astrid go about confronting Michael in Book 2, Chapter 14? How does he respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's employment of literary, religious, and/or mythological allusions in Crazy Rich Asians. What authors are directly or indirectly referred to in the text? Why do you think the author chose these selections? How do these examples connect thematically with the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of symbolism and imagery in the novel. What symbols stand out as the most significant? Why? What do these symbols represent? How does the author employ imagery to develop a sensory experience for the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing and red herrings in Crazy Rich Asians. How are these literary terms defined? What are examples from the text of each? What purpose does each example serve?

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