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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One - Chapters 7-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Kitty Bing?
(a) One of Su Yi's granddaughters.
(b) She is a Hollywood actress.
(c) She is the wife of Jack Bing, the second richest man in the world.
(d) A friend of Astrid's.

2. Are the members of the Young family close?
(a) They share family history but not real closeness.
(b) Yes, they all live at Tyersall Park.
(c) Not at all.
(d) Yes, most of the time.

3. What do the gossip columns, secret photographers, and spying symbolize in the novel?
(a) The Young family's hobby.
(b) Popularity.
(c) Good journalism.
(d) Lack of privacy.

4. What caused the estrangement between Nick and his grandmother, Su Yi?
(a) Su Yi objected to Nick's marriage to Rachel.
(b) Nick was upset because his grandmother did not come to his wedding.
(c) Nicky would not visit his parents.
(d) Su Yi arranged for Nick to marry a girl from Singapore.

5. Why was it so important to Eddie Cheng that he was attending the World Economic Forum?
(a) Eddie believed attending the Forum would prove he was part of an ultra-exclusive group of people.
(b) He was anxious to give his first presentation at the forum.
(c) He had to go because he was promoted to the office of senior executive vice chairman of his company.
(d) Eddie looked forward to learning more about world economic challenges.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who bursts into the Christian Fellowship Banquet uninvited?

3. While Astrid is at the hospital who does she text?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Kitty Bing purchase?

5. Su Yi dreams she is in India. What is she doing?

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