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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 was it so important to Eddie Cheng that he was attending the World Economic Forum?
(a) Eddie looked forward to learning more about world economic challenges.
(b) Eddie believed attending the Forum would prove he was part of an ultra-exclusive group of people.
(c) He was anxious to give his first presentation at the forum.
(d) He had to go because he was promoted to the office of senior executive vice chairman of his company.

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

3. What does Nick do when he finds out his grandmother had a heart attack?
(a) He calls his great uncle, Alfred Shang.
(b) He does not believe the news.
(c) He immediately makes plane reservations.
(d) He tells his mother he will not return to Singapore.

4. What purpose does Part Two serve in the novel?
(a) It is all a flashback.
(b) It is the climax of the story.
(c) It has the best gossip.
(d) It contains the rising action of the novel.

5. What is the narrator's point of view?
(a) Objective narration.
(b) Second-person objective.
(c) First-person subjective.
(d) Third-person omniscient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick find out about Astrid and Michael's divorce?

2. What is Victoria's reaction when she learns her sister Alexandra has arrived at Tyersall Park?

3. What incident in Chapter 9 symbolizes the Young family's disregard for the money they spend?

4. When Ah Tock enters the kitchen at Tyersall Park, what are cooks making that reminds him of parties at the house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of relationship does Victoria have with her brother, Philip?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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