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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago has the custom of bound feet been abandoned by the time Grandmother Ye Ye talks with Adeline?
(a) Five years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Fifty years.

2. What is the name of the dog that greets the children and what type of dog is he?
(a) Jackie is a Doberman Pincher.
(b) Mickey is a Pit Bull.
(c) Jermaine is a German Shepard.
(d) Jackie is a German Shepard.

3. Where is the train headed?
(a) To Beijing.
(b) To Hong Kong.
(c) To Shanghai.
(d) To Hanoi.

4. How many children does Niang have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

5. Who takes Adeline to school on her first day?
(a) Big Sister.
(b) Cook.
(c) Aunt Baba.
(d) The chaffeuer.

6. What does Niang demand from the children in exchange for tram fare?
(a) Perfect grades.
(b) A sincere apology, admitting they have been wrong to get money from Ye Ye.
(c) To clean the house and cook for the family.
(d) A job.

7. What do the Huangs bring the children?
(a) Books.
(b) New pencils.
(c) New notebooks.
(d) Seven baby ducklings.

8. What grade is Adeline in at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Kindergarten.
(b) Third grade.
(c) First grade.
(d) Second grade.

9. Why did mothers bind their little girls' feet?
(a) They didn't think women should have feet.
(b) No man would marry a woman with large, unbound feet.
(c) They thought women shouldn't walk.
(d) They thought it was better for their health.

10. Which floor is where Father, Niang and her two children have their rooms?
(a) The third floor.
(b) The fourth floor.
(c) The first floor.
(d) The second floor.

11. Niang is half Chinese and half __________.
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Italian.

12. What does Adeline feed PLT?
(a) Bread crumbs.
(b) Crushed dog food.
(c) Leftovers from her dinner.
(d) Worms.

13. Who kills PLT?
(a) Big Sister.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Father.
(d) Third Brother.

14. How long has Adeline been in school at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) One month.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) One week.

15. What does Big Brother try to teach Adeline to do, but no matter how hard she tries, she fails?
(a) Read.
(b) Whistle.
(c) Sing a complicated tune.
(d) Snap her fingers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of these words does NOT describe Adeline's new home in Shanghai?

2. How does her father react to her medal?

3. Who greets them as they walk into their new home?

4. What changes about Big Sister after her move?

5. What do the other adults do when Niang reacts to her daughter?

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