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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. What is Rachel's advice to Carlton in Part Three?

2. Where does Carlton take Scheherazade for their date?

3. Why is Astrid asked to resign from the board of the Singapore Museum of Modern Art?

4. What are professional mourners?

5. Who receives the largest amount of money in Su Yi's will?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who inherits Tyersall Park?

2. In Chapter 15, what does Isabel do after she calls Charlie?

3. How does Carlton try to win Scheherazade back?

4. Who is the Dowager Sultana?

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

6. How do Astrid's parents react when they find out about Isabel's suicide attempt?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Discuss the plot structure of Rich People Problems. What are the sub-plots in the novel and how do they fit into the story? Where does the rising action begin? Where is the novel's climax? Is the resolution consistent with the tone of the novel?

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