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Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter Quiz

Adeline Yen Mah
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Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter Quiz

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1)

Which of these adjectives does NOT describe Big Sister and Adeline's haircuts? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

Old-fashioned.
Straight.
Short.
Long.
2)

What sickness plagues Ye Ye? (from Chapters 20, 21 and 22)

Heart failure.
Diabetes.
Cancer.
Pneumonia.
3)

What do the children receive for the Chinese New Year? (from Chapters 9 and 10)

New clothes.
A puppy.
Money.
New books.
4)

What makes Father and Niang immediately angry in relation to the children's school? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

The school has increased its tuition.
The school has kicked the children out.
They need new uniforms.
Ye Ye has been giving them tram fare without their knowledge so they wouldn't have to walk every day.
5)

What changes about Big Sister after her move? (from Chapters 9 and 10)

She never stops crying.
She often races back up to be with her siblings.
She becomes best friends with Miss Chien and Niang.
She stops eating and loses weight drastically.
6)

What happens to the nicest gifts from Big Sister's wedding? (from Chapter 12: Big Sister's Wedding)

Big Sister hides all of them at a friend's house.
Niang keeps them for herself.
They are donated to charity.
They are sent back to Tianjin.
7)

Where does Adeline go after the hospital? (from Chapters 20, 21 and 22)

To Tianjin.
To the school.
To the orphanage.
Home to recover for a week.
8)

What does Niang tell Adeline right after the funeral? (from Chapters 20, 21 and 22)

That she is no longer welcome in their home.
That she is to be married.
That she is fourteen and must have a job.
That she is welcome and respected by her.
9)

What does Big Brother suggest they do with PLT instead of burying it? (from Chapter 11: PLT)

Plant it under the roses for fertilizer.
Feed it to Jackie.
Put it in the trash can.
Stew it for breakfast.
10)

What do the children refer to the floor where Father, Niang, Fourth Brother and Little Sister live? (from Chapters 9 and 10)

The Sacred Dominion.
Heaven.
The Holy of Holies.
The Kingdom.
11)

Where is Adeline dropped off? (from Chapter 15: Boarding School in Tianjin)

At an orphanage in Beijing.
At St. Joseph's in Shanghai.
At an orphanage in Hong Kong.
At St. Joseph's in Tianjin.
12)

How much older is Big Sister's future husband than she? (from Chapter 12: Big Sister's Wedding)

Twice her age.
Two years older.
Ten years older.
Thirty years older.
13)

What does Big Sister suggest after hearing Third Brother's revelation? (from Chapters 9 and 10)

To run away.
To deny everything.
To confront Niang and their Father simultaneously.
To confront Niang.
14)

Which of these languages is not one of the three languages Ye Ye predicts will be left when all the world languages are distilled into just three? (from Chapter 16: Hong Kong)

French.
Chinese.
English.
Spanish.
15)

What does Niang demand from the children in exchange for tram fare? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

Perfect grades.
A job.
To clean the house and cook for the family.
A sincere apology, admitting they have been wrong to get money from Ye Ye.
16)

Why is Adeline suddenly panic-stricken when Ah Sun knocks on her door? (from Chapter 14: Class President)

Her friends from school are downstairs asking for her and Niang and her Father are home.
Ah Sun warns her that Niang is about to take her out of school and send her far away.
She warns Adeline that Niang has discovered that she won the class presidency.
There has been an accident with her Father.
17)

What does Aunt Reine surprise the family with when she arrives? (from Chapter 16: Hong Kong)

She cuts diamonds from her coat buttons.
She wants to adopt Adeline.
She is pregnant.
She is moving in with them.
18)

What does Adeline wish with all her heart as she stays in her room? (from Chapter 13: A Birthday Party)

That she would be adopted by Wu Chen-mei's family.
That she had never returned home.
That she would be Jackie and Jackie would be her.
That she could run away.
19)

What book is Adeline reading when she is surprised by her classmate and her mother in the library? (from Chapters 17, 18 and 19)

Moby Dick.
King Lear.
Hamlet.
Romeo and Juliet.
20)

What is Adeline doing when she hears of Ye Ye's death? (from Chapters 20, 21 and 22)

Reading in the library.
Playing basketball.
Writing a play.
Doing her homework.
21)

How does Adeline react when PLT is killed? (from Chapter 11: PLT)

She refuses to eat.
She slaps and punches Big Brother for choosing her duckling.
She screams at Father and Jackie.
She picks up the duckling and sleeps with it in her bed all night.
22)

Who does Adeline talk with after seeing Cook? (from Chapter 14: Class President)

Aunt Baba.
Big Sister.
Niang.
Father.
23)

To whom will Big Sister be married? (from Chapter 12: Big Sister's Wedding)

Someone from their church.
Dr. Lui, a business associate of her Father's.
Dr. Sung's son, Samuel.
Niang's former math teacher.
24)

Where is Adeline brought to when her friends are downstairs? (from Chapter 14: Class President)

The kitchen.
The backyard.
The Holy of Holies.
Ye Ye's room.
25)

Who gives Adeline and her siblings money for school initially? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

Ye Ye.
Aunt Reine.
Cook
Father.
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