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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: Boarding School in Tianjin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plans does Niang have for Big Sister?
(a) To have her take care of her in her old age.
(b) To marry her to a much older man.
(c) To have to escape to America.
(d) To become a famous doctor.

2. What fills Adeline with dread?
(a) The idea of marrying someone.
(b) The idea of being forced into an arranged marriage.
(c) That Big Sister might have children.
(d) That Big Sister will be leaving.

3. How old is Adeline when she leaves her home and is separated from her Aunt Baba?
(a) Thirteen years old.
(b) Fifteen years old.
(c) Eight years old.
(d) Ten years old.

4. Who greets Adeline when she awakens?
(a) Father.
(b) Nancy Chen and her mother.
(c) Niang.
(d) Aunt Baba.

5. Why are the brothers' haircuts much worse than the sisters'?
(a) They have to wear it in the military style.
(b) They are forced to have long, curly locks.
(c) They are forced to grow a ponytail.
(d) They are shaved bald in the style of Buddhist Monks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away from Adeline's home is her school in Shanghai?

2. What is next to Adeline's school?

3. Who does Little Sister prefer when she arrives in Shanghai?

4. Who sleeps in the bed next to Adeline at her new location?

5. What does Aunt Baba request from Father and Niang?

(see the answer key)

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