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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does Adeline call home after getting lost after school?
(a) A glass shop.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A friend's home.
(d) A brothel.

2. Years earlier, which war had China lost?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Opium War.
(d) The Indian-Chinese war.

3. How much younger is Niang than Adeline's father?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Seventeen years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Fourteen years.

4. How many other siblings does Adeline have at the time of her mother's death?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

6. Which of these adjectives does NOT describe Big Sister and Adeline's haircuts?
(a) Long.
(b) Short.
(c) Old-fashioned.
(d) Straight.

7. Which one of these family members does not live with Adeline?
(a) Grandmother Nai Nai.
(b) Grandfather Ye Ye.
(c) Aunt Reine.
(d) Aunt Baba.

8. Why is Third Brother not traveling with them?
(a) He has the measles.
(b) He has run away.
(c) He is not wanted.
(d) He is being sent to military school.

9. What is next to Adeline's school?
(a) A fish market.
(b) A convent.
(c) Big Sister's school.
(d) An orphanage.

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

11. How does Adeline describe her little sister when she arrives in Shanghai?
(a) Like an awkward toddler, racing from one place to another.
(b) Like a big doll with large, round eyes and chubby pink cheeks.
(c) Like a smaller version of Niang, holding her head high and walking slowly
(d) Like an annoying pest, spoiled to the core.

12. Where does Ye Ye take Adeline and her siblings after Nai Nai's death?
(a) To a convent.
(b) To the beach.
(c) To the railroad station.
(d) To a boarding school.

13. What does Adeline call her duckling?
(a) PLT
(b) Jackie
(c) Lu lu
(d) Mia

14. What do the other adults do when Niang reacts to her daughter?
(a) Scream at Niang.
(b) Walk out of the room.
(c) Yell at Little Sister.
(d) Nothing.

15. How did Adeline's mother die?
(a) She came down with a high fever three days after Adeline was born.
(b) She was in a car accident shortly after Adeline was born.
(c) She died in childbirth with Adeline.
(d) She killed herself shortly after Adeline was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Adeline as she is eating her fruit?

2. What does Little Sister break during the chaos?

3. What does Aunt Baba notice about Adeline as soon as she gets home from school?

4. How long have bound feet been a tradition in China?

5. What is the name of the dog that greets the children and what type of dog is he?

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