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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Carlton surprise Scheherazade on their date?

2. How long has it been since Rachel has seen Nick's family?

3. Why are Victoria and Felicity arguing about the funeral program?

4. Why does Nick tell Rachel she is a genius in Part Three?

5. What does Astrid's letter to Charlie in Part Four say?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oliver hope to accomplish by taking Kitty to visit the Dowager Sultana?

2. Who inherits Tyersall Park?

3. What does Alfred tell Su Yi's family about her source of income?

4. What does Isabel say in her letter to Astrid?

5. How did Su Yi meet Jirasit Sirisindhu?

6. Who does Charlie visit in Los Angeles in an effort to find Astrid?

7. What happens between Astrid and Michael during Su Yi's funeral?

8. When Kitty receives the newest issue of British Tattle, why is she upset?

9. How does Nick react when he takes Rachel to Chinatown for lunch?

10. After Kitty and Jack Bing tour Tyersall Park, what does Nick tell his aunts about Colette?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are three generations of the Young family in the novel. How does a multi-generational perspective support the story's plot? Does each generation have their own problems? Compare and contrast the three generations.

Essay Topic 2

Eddie Cheng is a unique character in the novel. How does his character develop in the book? What role does he play in the overall plot? What does his character represent? Did Eddie change as a character as the novel progressed?

Essay Topic 3

Not all the characters in the novel are fictitious. Why does the author include real people as part of the story? Does it affect your perception of the book? Why or why not?

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