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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nadia ask Rachel about marriage one day?
(a) How do people decide what to put up with?
(b) How do you not fight with someone all the time?
(c) How do you share expenses in a marriage?
(d) How do people fall in love?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, at what age does Tara's mother, Frankie, almost get married?
(a) 21.
(b) 25.
(c) 19.
(d) 35.

3. As a child, what did Nadia take one day after leaving Rachel's house?
(a) A spoon.
(b) A fork.
(c) A ladle.
(d) A knife.

4. Where is Bud when he learns his father has died?
(a) A bar in Manila.
(b) A restaurant in Udon Thani.
(c) A hotel in Chiang Mai.
(d) A post office in Udon Thani.

5. What is Rachel's brother's profession?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Salesperson.
(d) Lawyer.

6. What job does Matthew, Tara's father, want to do and why?
(a) Teacher, because he loves reading.
(b) Park ranger, because he loves being outside.
(c) ER nurse, because he loves the thrill of a fast-paced environment.
(d) Geologist, because he loves studying rocks and soil.

7. When Rachel and her brother are in his new apartment discussing traveling to Cambodia, what does Rachel say nobody thinks of now as a human right?
(a) Access to clean water.
(b) Healthcare.
(c) Safety.
(d) Freedom.

8. When Rachel's mother caught her praying one day in her youth, what did she tell Rachel not to do?
(a) She told her to stop praying altogether.
(b) She told her she loved to listen to her daughter pray.
(c) She told her not to kneel because Jews do not kneel.
(d) She told her that praying was a waste of time.

9. One night, after getting up to use the bathroom, what did Rachel witness Nadia was doing for her brother?
(a) Making him baked goods.
(b) Praying.
(c) Crying.
(d) Shopping for his groceries.

10. Which character from the novel's previous chapters does Bud meet?
(a) Ethan.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Saul.
(d) Abby.

11. Why do Lizzie and Bud eventually break up?
(a) He runs out of money and has to return home.
(b) He steals money from Lizzie.
(c) He runs away and does not tell Lizzie.
(d) He sleeps with Dale, Lizzie's roommate.

12. One of the union workers in Southeast Asia calls Bud a black sheep of his family. What animal does Bud refer to himself as?
(a) A wild pig.
(b) A grizzly bear.
(c) A snake.
(d) A lion.

13. At what age does Bud first run away from home?
(a) 18.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

14. When Frankie decides to leave the office, what type of flowers does she bring in as an apology for leaving?
(a) Lilies.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Roses.
(d) Daffodils.

15. What is the reason Bud believes girls like him?
(a) For his charm and sense of humor.
(b) For his aloofness.
(c) For his good looks.
(d) For his intelligence and street smarts.

Short Answer Questions

1. One his 21st birthday, what are the two things Bud does?

2. How does Bud describe himself when he was in elementary school?

3. Where do Frankie and Matthew raise Tara and her sister, Apsara?

4. To which city in the Philippines does Angelica take Bud for Christmas?

5. What is Rachel's profession?

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