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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: Boarding School in Tianjin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the brothers' haircuts much worse than the sisters'?
(a) They have to wear it in the military style.
(b) They are shaved bald in the style of Buddhist Monks.
(c) They are forced to have long, curly locks.
(d) They are forced to grow a ponytail.

2. What does Big Sister do to keep her gift from Grand Aunt?
(a) She buries it in the backyard.
(b) She claims to lose it.
(c) She admits keeping the gift at Aunt Baba's insistence and hiding it from Niang.
(d) She hands it to her future husband as a promise gift.

3. Who gives Adeline and her siblings money for school initially?
(a) Aunt Reine.
(b) Ye Ye.
(c) Father.
(d) Cook

4. Who meets them at the airport?
(a) Niang's former teacher.
(b) Ye Ye.
(c) Niang's brother Pierre Prosperi.
(d) Big Sister.

5. What does Little Sister break during the chaos?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Niang's favorite china vase.
(c) The heirloom candy dish.
(d) Niang's pearl necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Little Sister prefer when she arrives in Shanghai?

2. What does Little Sister dump all over the floor in defiance of her mother?

3. Where is Adeline dropped off?

4. Who discovers that Niang learns about the gift that Big Sister is hiding from her?

5. What color are Niang's nails when she points at Adeline, threatening to never forgive her for her arrogance?

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