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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. When Maribel first flirts with Schuyler, what does she ask him about Brits?

2. Where did Maribel grow up?

3. What time is it when Maribel ignores phone calls from Schuyler when she returns home from the pub?

4. Where does Maribel meet Schuyler?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the narrative structure throughout the novel?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After her father's death, Ethan's sister becomes angry at her father for spending too much of his money, arguing that he did not leave enough for her and her own children. Write an essay analyzing Ethan's mother's reaction to her daughter's expression of anger. Explain the different ways these two family members view money.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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