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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. What new job does Veronica have which she loves?

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

3. What does Schuyler do with Alastair when they are at the pub one night?

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

5. What does Maribel soon realize after she and Schuyler fight at the pub?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jack described by Joe in Chapter 2? Why does Nok worry about him when he is a teenager?

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

3. What is the narrative structure throughout the novel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the differences between Tara being raised in Kathmandu versus California and New York. How does the role of money change their happiness in two different places?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the shift in Saul's perspective about his illness. How did he find happiness during his sickness? What was the importance of Kirk and Ethan's support and Nadia and Rachel's support?

Essay Topic 3

Select 2-3 symbols from the novel and write an essay analyzing how they relate to one of the novel's major themes.

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