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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Eleanor disgusted by the badminton party at Tyersall Park?
(a) She has not been invited to play.
(b) It is disgraceful when Su Yi is dying.
(c) Eddie is cheating.
(d) They are not following the proper rules.

2. Why does Nick's mother want him to reconcile with his grandmother?
(a) His grandmother wants to meet Rachel.
(b) It will improve his chances of inheriting Tyersall Park.
(c) Because she is about to die.
(d) They want Nick and Rachel to move to Singapore.

3. What does Vikram tell Ah Ling?
(a) He is in love with her.
(b) He knows what is in Su Yi's will.
(c) Eddie is trying to keep Nick away from his grandmother.
(d) He wants to resign.

4. What does Su Yi's gift to Rachel symbolize?
(a) Hostility.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Loyalty.

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

6. Why does Victoria resent her brother Philip?
(a) He is favored by his mother as the only boy in the family.
(b) He lives in Australia.
(c) He always orders her around.
(d) He has more money than she does.

7. Why do Kitty and Jack Bing have an argument about Colette?
(a) Colette owns more property than Kitty.
(b) Kitty wants Jack to spend more time with Colette.
(c) Jack gave Colette a $5 billion trust fund.
(d) Jack likes Colette better than Kitty.

8. Where do Nick and Rachel live?
(a) New York City.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Tyersall Park, Singapore.
(d) Malaysia.

9. Su Yi dreams she is in India. What is she doing?
(a) She is trying to get back to Singapore.
(b) Su Yi visits a sacred shrine.
(c) She meets a young priest buying candles for a Catholic church.
(d) She is walking through the streets of Bombay.

10. Kitty is delighted to be invited to Yolanda Amanjiwo's dinner. Why is she upset when she leaves?
(a) Colette would not come to the party because Kitty was there.
(b) Colette and her husband came to the dinner and were treated like royalty.
(c) Kitty was not happy with her seating assignment.
(d) Yolanda did not tell Kitty it was a costume party.

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

12. What pattern emerges in Astrid's life in Part Two?
(a) She spends too much money.
(b) The gossip columnists keep writing stories about her.
(c) She drinks too much.
(d) Her parents hate her.

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

14. How is Lucia different from her grandparents?
(a) She is a spoiled brat.
(b) She speaks openly about the problems of others and challenges falsehoods.
(c) She loves to gossip.
(d) She is always reading and learning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kitty Bing have a party?

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

3. What problem is Eddie trying to overcome?

4. On page 215, Astrid uses imagery to describe her mother's reaction to the newspaper article. What does she say?

5. What is the narrator's point of view?

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