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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. While Astrid is at the hospital who does she text?
(a) Nick Young.
(b) Eddie Cheng.
(c) Charlie Wu.
(d) Ah Ling.

3. What literary device does the author use to provide more information about Nick's childhood?
(a) A flashback.
(b) A dream.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) A prediction.

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

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

6. In Part Two, Chapter 2, Su Yi dreams about a priest who gives her a message. Who is the message from?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

7. Why does Astrid go to Wu Mansions?
(a) To pick out wedding invitations.
(b) To have breakfast with Charlie's mother.
(c) To visit her cousin, Ah Tock.
(d) To see Irene's new fish.

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

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

10. When Philip, Eleanor, and Nick arrive at the house in Part Two, what is going on?
(a) Servants are taking luggage into the house.
(b) The family is gathered to pray.
(c) There are swans and peacocks on the front lawn.
(d) Everyone is watching a badminton match.

11. For what does Charlie apologize to Astrid?
(a) He was late for dinner.
(b) His children were rude to Astrid.
(c) Isabel's outburst at the Christian Fellowship breakfast.
(d) He did not go to the hospital to see her grandmother.

12. Who does Astrid believe is spying on her?
(a) Michael Teo.
(b) Isabel Wu.
(c) Charlie Wu.
(d) Kitty Bing.

13. Why was Su Yi's father angry at her?
(a) She left her brother in India.
(b) Because she returned to Singapore.
(c) She refused to return to Singapore.
(d) She married Jirasit.

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

15. In Chapter 5, what does Kitty Bing purchase?
(a) A new fur coat.
(b) Ten pairs of Jimmy Chu shoes.
(c) Three expensive dresses for her daughter.
(d) A designer ball gown.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What problem is Eddie trying to overcome?

3. Victoria is anxious for her mother to do what before she dies?

4. Eddie goes into great detail about what he is wearing. What is he most proud of wearing?

5. How do Ah Ling and Vikram get Nick and Astrid into the house to see Ah Ma?

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