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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. Eddie is concerned with appearances. What happens to upset him during the lawn party?
(a) His wife is wearing the wrong dress.
(b) Philip is wearing nicer clothes than he is.
(c) He is uncomfortable in his linen suit.
(d) His children are getting ice cream on their clothes.

2. What problem is Eddie trying to overcome?
(a) He wants to change his behavior.
(b) He wants to earn his grandmother's love.
(c) He wants to save money.
(d) He wants to be the heir of Tyersall Park.

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

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

5. Who bursts into the Christian Fellowship Banquet uninvited?
(a) Isabel Wu and her daughters.
(b) Astrid's mother.
(c) Rosalind Fung.
(d) Charlie Wu.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Su Yi avoid being killed by a brutal Japanese colonel?

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

3. What purpose does Part Two serve in the novel?

4. What does Cassandra see in her email?

5. Kitty is delighted to be invited to Yolanda Amanjiwo's dinner. Why is she upset when she leaves?

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