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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two - Chapters 8-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Astrid hesitant to go away with Charlie?
(a) She is afraid Isabel with spy on them.
(b) She is afraid her husband will find out.
(c) Her mother forbid her to go.
(d) She is concerned about her grandmother's condition.

2. When Ah Tock enters the kitchen at Tyersall Park, what are cooks making that reminds him of parties at the house?
(a) Bird's nest soup.
(b) Crepes.
(c) Honey-chocolate syrup.
(d) Pineapple tarts.

3. What childhood friend picks Nick up from the Singapore airport?
(a) Astrid Young.
(b) Colette Bing.
(c) Carlton Chu.
(d) Colin Khoo.

4. What do Singaporeans think about Alfred Shang living in England?
(a) He is a snob.
(b) He is a representative of Singaporean life.
(c) He only lives there because his wife is British.
(d) He has abandoned Singapore.

5. How does Astrid greet Nick in Part Two?
(a) She wants to meet Rachel.
(b) She's jealous of how rich he is.
(c) She hugs him and says she misses him.
(d) She orders him out of her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Singaporean high society from the incidents in this section of the novel?

2. What brings the members of the family together in the dining room?

3. When Philip, Eleanor, and Nick arrive at the house in Part Two, what is going on?

4. Why does Victoria resent her brother Philip?

5. What saves Su Yi from being tortured or killed by the brutal colonel?

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