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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three - Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does Eddie tell Su Yi?
(a) She has to go back to the hospital.
(b) Her condition has improved.
(c) Victoria refuses to visit her.
(d) Nick is not in Singapore.

2. What issue does Nick's mother, Eleanor, keep bringing up?
(a) She wants Nick and Rachel to have a baby.
(b) She needs additional money.
(c) She wants Nick to giver her money.
(d) She wants Nick to move back to Singapore.

3. In Part Two, Chapter 14, what does Su Yi announce she is going to do?
(a) Disobey the doctor's instructions.
(b) Plan her own funeral.
(c) Return to the hospital.
(d) Throw a party for Astrid's engagement and Nick's homecoming.

4. Why did Alfred Shang need to contact his physician?
(a) The doctor was supposed to be at a conference.
(b) His sister had a massive heart attack.
(c) Alfred does not allow him to see other patients.
(d) He needed a flu shot.

5. On page 215, Astrid uses imagery to describe her mother's reaction to the newspaper article. What does she say?
(a) The blood vessels in her temple bulged out.
(b) She looks like she is going to have a stroke.
(c) She is mainlining Xanax.
(d) She screamed so loudly the windows shook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eddie goes into great detail about what he is wearing. What is he most proud of wearing?

2. Why was Su Yi's father angry at her?

3. What are professional mourners?

4. What is Victoria doing when Ah Ling finds her?

5. Why does Nick's mother want him to reconcile with his grandmother?

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