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

2. How did Su Yi avoid being killed by a brutal Japanese colonel?
(a) She played the piano.
(b) She became a spy.
(c) Vikram helped her escape.
(d) She hid in the Botanic Gardens.

3. What does Nick find out about Astrid and Michael's divorce?
(a) Astrid changed her mind.
(b) Michael is suing Astrid for $5 billion.
(c) Su Yi is opposed to their divorce.
(d) Astrid's mother hates Michael.

4. Captain Ghale has a confrontation with Phillip Young over what?
(a) There is no where for them to park.
(b) Their family is too early.
(c) Philip and Eleanor do not have an invitation.
(d) Nick being banned from Tyersall Park.

5. What does Su Yi give to Nick for Rachel?
(a) A brooch.
(b) A diamond necklace.
(c) A pair of pearl earrings.
(d) Her engagement ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the gossip columns, secret photographers, and spying symbolize in the novel?

2. Who bursts into the Christian Fellowship Banquet uninvited?

3. What did Colette do to Rachel?

4. How does Su Yi surprise her family in Part Two, Chapter 14?

5. What characteristic sets Victoria apart from her siblings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do Nick and Astrid have in common?

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Nick arrives at Tyersall Park?

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