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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two - Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Nick and Rachel live?
(a) New York City.
(b) Tyersall Park, Singapore.
(c) Malaysia.
(d) Hong Kong.

2. In Chapter 5, what does Kitty Bing purchase?
(a) A new fur coat.
(b) Ten pairs of Jimmy Chu shoes.
(c) Three expensive dresses for her daughter.
(d) A designer ball gown.

3. What purpose does Part Two serve in the novel?
(a) It is all a flashback.
(b) It contains the rising action of the novel.
(c) It has the best gossip.
(d) It is the climax of the story.

4. Why was Su Yi's father angry at her?
(a) She refused to return to Singapore.
(b) Because she returned to Singapore.
(c) She left her brother in India.
(d) She married Jirasit.

5. What is Victoria doing when Ah Ling finds her?
(a) She is planning meals for the household.
(b) Victoria is shredding some of her mother's personal papers.
(c) Victoria is looking for her mother's will.
(d) Victoria is making her mother's bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alfred Shang and his family live?

2. Who is Kitty Bing?

3. On page 183, why will Astrid not inherit Tyersall Park?

4. What is the narrator's point of view?

5. Why did Alfred Shang need to contact his physician?

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