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

2. What childhood friend picks Nick up from the Singapore airport?
(a) Colette Bing.
(b) Astrid Young.
(c) Colin Khoo.
(d) Carlton Chu.

3. What does Charlie Wu do for a living?
(a) He is the founder of the biggest tech company in Asia.
(b) He is on the council of the World Economic Forum.
(c) He works for Eddie Cheng.
(d) He does not work because his family is so rich.

4. What brings the members of the family together in the dining room?
(a) Doctor Oon.
(b) A family meeting.
(c) Ah Ching's famous crepes.
(d) Eddie's tantrum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Are the members of the Young family close?

2. How is Lucia different from her grandparents?

3. What literary device does the author use to provide more information about Nick's childhood?

4. What does Nick do when he finds out his grandmother had a heart attack?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Bible study group described in Part One, Chapter Two?

2. What happens when Nick arrives at Tyersall Park?

3. What does Astrid find out when she visits Su Yi?

4. What does the reader learn about Kitty Bing from her visit to the dress salon?

5. How does Eddie treat his mother when she tries to contradict him about Su Yi's wishes?

6. In Part One, Chapter One, what do you learn about Charlie Wu from his encounter with Eddie Cheng?

7. What can you infer about Rachel's relationship with her mother from their phone conversation in Part 1, Chapter 7?

8. Who is Lucia Shang? How does her character fit into the novel's plot?

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

10. When Su Yi appears in the dining room for breakfast, what does her attitude convey to her family?

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