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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. What issue does Nick's mother, Eleanor, keep bringing up?
(a) She needs additional money.
(b) She wants Nick to move back to Singapore.
(c) She wants Nick to giver her money.
(d) She wants Nick and Rachel to have a baby.

2. Eddie goes into great detail about what he is wearing. What is he most proud of wearing?
(a) The new suit he purchased on a recent trip to Milan.
(b) His $5,000 ski jacket with matching boots.
(c) His new A. Lange and Sohne Richard Lange watch.
(d) The conference badge that identifies him as a delegate.

3. On page 215, Astrid uses imagery to describe her mother's reaction to the newspaper article. What does she say?
(a) She is mainlining Xanax.
(b) She screamed so loudly the windows shook.
(c) The blood vessels in her temple bulged out.
(d) She looks like she is going to have a stroke.

4. What does the reader learn about Singaporean high society from the incidents in this section of the novel?
(a) They think they are better than everyone else.
(b) They are proud of their history.
(c) Appearance and acceptance are important to everyone.
(d) People do not care if you have money.

5. How does Astrid's mother find out about her confrontation with Isabel Wu?
(a) There is an article in an online gossip column.
(b) A story about the confrontation is on the evening news.
(c) Her sister calls her.
(d) Isabel Wu tells her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two, Chapter 2, Su Yi dreams about a priest who gives her a message. Who is the message from?

2. How do Astrid's parents react to the gossip column article?

3. What symbolic figure appears in both of Su Yi's dreams?

4. Eddie is concerned with appearances. What happens to upset him during the lawn party?

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

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