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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. Who does Apsara become engaged to?
(a) Ethan.
(b) Kirk.
(c) Wilton.
(d) Saul.

2. What is Rachel's brother's boyfriend's profession?
(a) Healthcare administrator.
(b) Painter.
(c) Digital art director.
(d) Marketing director.

3. After meeting her ex-boyfriend, Bud, on Skype, what does Rachel say is happening in the U.S. while Bud is Southeast Asia?
(a) Weed is becoming legal in more states.
(b) The rich are getting richer.
(c) Childcare is unaffordable to most middle class families.
(d) Women are fearing for their lives.

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

5. What is Tara named after?
(a) An ancient Hindu goddess.
(b) A demi-god from ancient Greece.
(c) A powerful figure from Tibetan Buddhism.
(d) Her grandmother's former lover.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rachel say she prides herself on after she helps move her brother into his new apartment?

3. 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?

4. Rachel's brother calls her one day to say he feels better. What does he tell Rachel that he finally ate?

5. When Tara was younger in Thailand, what almost happened to her when her family left Nepal for Bangkok?

Short Essay Questions

1. What idea does Bud come up with for temporary employment while living at Lizzie's apartment?

2. Rachel describes her brother as "a total pill." How does Saul's illness affect his character?

3. When Frankie first meets Matthew, what does he tell her he wants to do?

4. What does Bud learn about from his childhood friendship with Sally?

5. How does Rachel react to the news that her brother's boyfriend, Kirk, is making him leave his apartment?

6. How does Tara describe her childhood upbringing in Kathmandu?

7. What does Tara's friend, Tracey, make a film about and how does Tara feel about it?

8. What does Tara's former boyfriend, whom she dates in her 20s, tell her about money?

9. How does Rachel describe the personality of the nickname "Sister Susie," which Kirk fondly calls her?

10. What happens when Bud runs away from home for the first time?

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