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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in Thailand is Joe's mother from?
(a) Bangkok.
(b) Hat Yai.
(c) Isan.
(d) Chiang Mai.

2. When Maribel first flirts with Schuyler, what does she ask him about Brits?
(a) She asks if he thinks Brits are pessimistic.
(b) She asks him if he thinks Brits are poorer than Americans.
(c) She asks him if he thinks Brits are better filmmakers.
(d) She asks him if he thinks Brits are fond of 19th century history.

3. What does Maribel's mother say there is "too much of these days"?
(a) Anger and selfishness.
(b) Partying.
(c) Busyness.
(d) Sadness and depression.

4. What is Joe's occupation?
(a) Financial management.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Website development.
(d) Teaching.

5. What happens to Joe's well-paying IT job?
(a) He gets promoted to IT manager.
(b) He gets a raise but not a promotion.
(c) He gets behind on his work and is asked to take leave.
(d) He is laid-off due to the company's budget cuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Maribel and Schuyler doing for work when they first meet?

2. What must Joe, his mother, Jack, and Jack's new girlfriend do in order to eat the cake Joe purchased from Veronica?

3. What does Ethan call his father?

4. How does Maribel feel when she is with Schuyler?

5. What is Ethan's college boyfriend's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ethan react to his father's secret?

2. How does the structure of the novel help readers understand the secrets to happiness?

3. After four weeks of filming, how does Maribel describe her and Schuyler's morning routine?

4. After Ethan phones his mother to say Gil probably missed her, how does Abby react?

5. Describe the family's first encounter with Nok and her family in Queens.

6. After Gil suffers from a second stroke, where does he go and who takes care of him?

7. What secret does Ethan and his family learn about Gil?

8. In Chapter 3, how is the hotel described that Schuyler and the crew stay in?

9. How is Veronica described when Joe discusses Veronica's family and her growing up in Queens?

10. What does Maribel say about Schuyler's mind in Chapter 3? What does she say about her own self in comparison to him?

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