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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. What does Maribel say eventually vanishes?
(a) Beauty and youth.
(b) Money.
(c) Love.
(d) Wisdom.

2. After losing her wealth, where does Maribel's mother work?
(a) At a secondary school.
(b) At a pre-school.
(c) At a law firm.
(d) At a laundromat.

3. What are Maribel and Schuyler doing for work when they first meet?
(a) They are working on a film set.
(b) They are working for a wealth management company.
(c) They are working for a tech startup.
(d) They are working on a historical research project sponsored by a British university.

4. Who informs Maribel that Schuyler is at the hospital?
(a) Alec.
(b) Dani.
(c) Kerry.
(d) Alastair.

5. Where is Ethan's sister wedding held?
(a) A 5-star restaurant in Manhattan.
(b) The Cloisters.
(c) Their family apartment.
(d) The Met.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gil's second family live?

2. Where does Ethan's father often travel to for work?

3. How does Joe learn about Veronica's new job?

4. Why does Joe's mother send Jack away?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Schuyler and Maribel start crying after hearing the historian give a lecture about nineteenth century working conditions?

2. What originally happens to Schuyler's money after he is killed?

3. How does Maribel describe how she feels after becoming romantically involved with Schuyler?

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

5. Why does Schuyler's brother, Tad, phone Maribel after Schuyler's death?

6. What is the narrative structure throughout the novel?

7. How does Abby, Gil's first wife, handle the news about her husband's secret?

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

9. What surprises Joe about Veronica's relationship and marriage to Schuyler, her husband?

10. Why does Gil refuse Nok's request to send Jack to a private school?

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