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

2. How do Ah Ling and Vikram get Nick and Astrid into the house to see Ah Ma?
(a) Vikram lets them in the front door after dark.
(b) They use a secret entrance through the Botanic Gardens.
(c) Ah Ling and Vikram keep Eddie out of the way.
(d) Ah Ling smuggles them in through the kitchen.

3. In Part Two, Chapter 14, what does Su Yi announce she is going to do?
(a) Disobey the doctor's instructions.
(b) Return to the hospital.
(c) Plan her own funeral.
(d) Throw a party for Astrid's engagement and Nick's homecoming.

4. Why did Alfred Shang need to contact his physician?
(a) The doctor was supposed to be at a conference.
(b) He needed a flu shot.
(c) His sister had a massive heart attack.
(d) Alfred does not allow him to see other patients.

5. What shocks Oliver about Kitty's relationship with Colette?
(a) Kitty dated Colette's best friend.
(b) Colette used to be Kitty's friend.
(c) Colette refused to go to Jack and Kitty's wedding.
(d) Kitty has never met Colette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Su Yi and Astrid discuss in the hospital?

2. What did Colette do to Rachel?

3. What is Oliver T'sien's role in the novel?

4. Why does Nick's mother want him to reconcile with his grandmother?

5. How does Cassandra react when she sees the photos of Astrid and Charlie in India?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of the three problems discussed in the Prologue?

3. In Part One, Chapter One, what is foreshadowed by Charlie's concern about Isabel's missed doctor's appointment?

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

5. How are the characters of Eddie and Kitty similar?

6. What happens when Nick arrives at Tyersall Park?

7. What is the narrative perspective of the novel? Why is this perspective important?

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

9. What was the reason Nick was not allowed to see his grandmother?

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

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