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

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

3. What did Colette do to Rachel?
(a) She did not invite Rachel to her engagement party.
(b) She told Nick a lie to break up their relationship.
(c) She sent her a nasty letter.
(d) She poisoned her.

4. What is the narrator's point of view?
(a) Second-person objective.
(b) Objective narration.
(c) First-person subjective.
(d) Third-person omniscient.

5. What does Su Yi say when Bishop See asks her what religion she follows?
(a) She is a Buddist.
(b) She does not believe in religion.
(c) She respects every god, but believes in Jainism.
(d) She follows Hinduism.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What childhood friend picks Nick up from the Singapore airport?

3. Why does Victoria resent her brother Philip?

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

5. How does Astrid's mother find out about her confrontation with Isabel Wu?

(see the answer key)

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