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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. Why do the security guards at Isabel's house tackle Charlie?

2. What rich person problem does Carlton have when trying to plan his date with Scheherazade?

3. Who is accompanying Rachel to Tyersall Park in Part Three?

4. Peik Lin is awestruck when she sees someone at Su Yi's house. Who is it?

5. Oliver introduces Kitty to whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who inherits Tyersall Park?

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

3. What does Colette reveal about Carlton at Scheherazade's party?

4. What is in the video that Michael sends to Astrid?

5. Why is Nick excluded from speaking at his grandmother's funeral?

6. How does Charlie think Michael got the video of him and Astrid having sex?

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

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

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

10. Why do Victoria, Felicity, and Alexandra open their mother's coffin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Rachel's relationship with her mother-in-law, Eleanor Young. How do the two characters interact during the story? How does Rachel react to her mother-in-law's interference in her life with Nick? What is the biggest source of conflict between the two women?

Essay Topic 2

When Nick finds his grandmother's diaries, he learns things about her past that were largely unknown to her family. What does Nick learn about her character? How does he react to what he learns? What effect do Su Yi's diaries have on Nick and his decisions concerning Tyersall Park?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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