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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. What does Rachel encourage Nick to do?
(a) Return to Singapore, put the past behind him, and make up to his grandmother before she dies.
(b) Ignore his mother's request and stay in New York.
(c) Visit his mother and father in Singapore.
(d) Stay in New York City and send a telegram to Singapore.

2. What literary device does the author use to provide more information about Nick's childhood?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) A dream.
(c) A prediction.
(d) A flashback.

3. For what does Charlie apologize to Astrid?
(a) He was late for dinner.
(b) His children were rude to Astrid.
(c) Isabel's outburst at the Christian Fellowship breakfast.
(d) He did not go to the hospital to see her grandmother.

4. What characteristic sets Victoria apart from her siblings?
(a) She is just like her mother.
(b) She is bossy.
(c) She is extremely religious.
(d) She is whiny.

5. Every month, Rosalind Fung holds a Christian Fellowship Banquet. Why are so many women anxious to attend?
(a) Receiving an invitation means acceptance by Singapore's social elite.
(b) The women are trying to build a sense of unity among different faiths.
(c) Rosalind Fung is a well-known religious scholar.
(d) There is a gourmet meal and it is free.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the gossip columns, secret photographers, and spying symbolize in the novel?

2. What is Victoria's reaction when she learns her sister Alexandra has arrived at Tyersall Park?

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

4. What does Nick do when he finds out his grandmother had a heart attack?

5. When Ah Tock enters the kitchen at Tyersall Park, what are cooks making that reminds him of parties at the house?

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