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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. What does Niang find in her pocket when she returns?

2. What pact do Adeline and her two friends make to each other?

3. What food does Adeline long for, but rejects as a mistake when she receives it?

4. Why is their election unusual?

5. How does Adeline sneak over to Wu Chun-mei's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which Shakespeare play does Adeline have an emotional reaction to during class and why?

2. Why does Adeline reject the egg she is finally given? What reason does she give for not eating it?

3. Describe how Adeline realizes Niang has learned about the secret gift from Grand Aunt.

4. Describe the political situation when Adeline boards the plane for Tianjin.

5. What are some of the activities the children play while on the ship?

6. How does Adeline discover Big Sister's impending nuptials?

7. How does Father react to the situation?

8. How is Adeline finally able to attend Wu Chen-mei's birthday party?

9. Describe the room where Adeline is left when she arrives at St. Joseph's.

10. What does Adeline attribute her victory to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Adeline's life with the Shilling family to her everyday life with Niang and Father.

Essay Topic 2

Explain why the title of the book closely matches with Adeline's own life. In what ways are the two stories the same? In what ways are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Father and Niang tell Adeline and her siblings that they want to teach them a lesson about austerity. Are they sincere in their actions? Why or why not? Is there a dichotomy between the children? Do Father and Niang live a life of austerity? Why or why not? Use specific examples to support your position.

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