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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 are Victoria and Felicity arguing about the funeral program?

2. Why is Nick upset that his favorite restaurant in Chinatown closed?

3. Nick's speech is cut from the funeral program in favor of dignitaries. Why is this symbolic?

4. Who is Peik Lin?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is in the letter Ah Ling gives to Nick?

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

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

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

6. How does Carlton try to win Scheherazade back?

7. Who inherits Tyersall Park?

8. Why is a black pearl placed between Su Yi's teeth after she dies?

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

10. What was the small amount of money Su Yi had in her personal bank accounts?

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

Many of the subplots in the novel center around the family relationships between the characters. Does money make the relationships stronger? If so, why? Does money negatively impact family relationships? Explain how.

Essay Topic 3

The type of phrasing of the novel's title doesn't follow the rules of language used in English. For example, the title might have been written The Problems Of Rich People, or Rich People's Problems. Why did the author write the title as it is? How does the title's phrasing relate to the novel?

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