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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the children receive for the Chinese New Year?
(a) Money.
(b) New clothes.
(c) A puppy.
(d) New books.

2. Where do they bury PLT?
(a) Under a large rock.
(b) In the corner of the garden.
(c) Under Jackie's food bowls.
(d) Under a magnolia tree in the backyard.

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

4. Which family member does Adeline share a room with?
(a) Aunt Baba.
(b) Big Sister.
(c) Little Sister.
(d) Third Brother.

5. Why is Grandmother Nai Nai in pain at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) She has broken her back.
(b) She has broken her arm.
(c) She has broken her hip.
(d) Her feet were bound as a child, causing her never-ending pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Niang favor among her stepchildren?

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

3. How much younger is Niang than Adeline's father?

4. How many other siblings does Adeline have at the time of her mother's death?

5. How long has Adeline been in school at the start of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the difference in clothing between Adeline and her siblings versus Little Brother and Little Sister's new clothing.

2. Name Adeline's siblings and their ages at the time of her birth.

3. How do Second Brother and Big Sister react to Adeline's medal at the dinner table?

4. Where does Ye Ye take Adeline, Big Sister, Big Brother and Second Brother six weeks after Nai Nai's funeral?

5. Why does the family consider Adeline to be bad luck?

6. Why does Father give her a map and why is it significant?

7. What does Aunt Baba do whenever something bad happens to Adeline?

8. Who does Father remarry after their mother dies?

9. Why does Adeline come home with a medal on her uniform?

10. Describe Adeline's experience leaving school on the first day.

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