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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Cassandra see in her email?
(a) Photos of Charlie and Astrid's engagement.
(b) An email from Nick's mother.
(c) A photo of Kitty Bing.
(d) A gossip story about Nick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Charlie give Astrid?

2. Captain Ghale has a confrontation with Phillip Young over what?

3. Who bursts into the Christian Fellowship Banquet uninvited?

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

5. While Astrid is at the hospital who does she text?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kitty Bing lash out at her husband, Jack?

2. Su Yi dreams she is in Ranakpur, India. Who does she meet in her dream?

3. Mabel Shang holds a grudge against Charlie Wu's mother, Irene. What is behind her lingering anger?

4. How does Felicity react when she reads the gossip article about Isabel's attack on Astrid at the Bible study luncheon?

5. What kind of relationship does Nick have with his mother, Eleanor?

6. Why is Nick Young ambivalent about returning to Singapore to see his grandmother, Su Yi?

7. Su Yi gives Nick a gift for Rachel. What is the gift and what does it signify?

8. What do you learn about Rachel's personality when she encourages Nick to reconcile with his grandmother?

9. How does Nick know his grandmother is saying she is sorry for opposing his marriage?

10. Who is Oliver T'sien and what is his relationship to Kitty Bing?

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