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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. With whom does Joe soon develop a romantic relationship?

2. Which accessory that Schuyler wore made him appear wealthy?

3. What does Maribel say eventually vanishes?

4. Who informs Maribel that Schuyler is at the hospital?

5. Why does Maribel eventually go back to Schuyler's hotel after their fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Schuyler dies, what scary dream does Veronica dream about?

2. When Jake and June visit Joe and Nok, and they are about to eat the orchid cake made by Veronica, what task do they do in order to cut the cake?

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

4. Describe Ethan's childhood. How does he feel about his father traveling often to Asia for work?

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

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

7. At the beginning of Chapter 2, how can Joe's relationship with his high school girlfriend, Veronica, be described?

8. How do Maribel and Schuyler first meet each other?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Nok's relationship with money in the novel. Why does she tell her sons that they are lucky? How and why does money equate to luck?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay defining and analyzing the connections between money and power throughout the novel. How does Gil's relationship with money equate to unyielding power? Which other characters in the novel use money as a form of power and how do they wield it?

Essay Topic 3

Joe expresses that his mother was a Buddhist yet was "bribing the cycle of karma with petty cash" (80). Write an essay analyzing Joe and his mother's relationship with Buddhism in the novel.

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