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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. Where did Adeline's father die?
(a) Memorial Hospital.
(b) Kowloon Sanatorium.
(c) Hong Kong Sanatorium.
(d) Community Hospital.

2. When did Adeline begin kindergarten?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1942.

3. When were all Chinese to turn in their old banknotes, gold, silver, and foreign currency?
(a) October 12, 1948.
(b) November 2, 1948.
(c) December 3, 1948.
(d) September 30, 1948.

4. How long had it been since Adeline and her siblings been together when they gathered for the reading of her father's will?
(a) 27 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) Nearly 40 years.
(d) Almost 30 years.

5. When did Lydia and Samuel return to Tianjin?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1951.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jeanne's mother was from ______________.

2. In 1942, where did Joseph go when the Japanese started demanding profits from his business?

3. Which of Adeline's family members visited her when she was in the hospital with pneumonia?

4. When did Adeline's father die?

5. What type of top was on the large, oval table that Adeline, her siblings, and her stepmother gathered around?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, even at the time the book was written, did Shanghai's architecture reflect the influence of foreign traders?

2. How did Lydia's brothers and half brother dress for the wedding?

3. Why was it unusual that Ye Ye would have to negotiate with Niang for their allowance?

4. Where did Adeline, her siblings, and her stepmother gather for the reading of Joseph's will?

5. Why didn't Aunt Baba tell Grand Aunt the real reason why she wanted her old job back?

6. How were legal cases tried during the late 19th century in China?

7. Why did Niang and Father tell Lydia that she had to marry?

8. Why did Baba decide not to go to Hong Kong with Joseph?

9. What was Hong Kong like in 1949?

10. Why did the other girls begin to overlook Adeline's poverty?

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