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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. Why is Adeline put in classes with younger students?
(a) To punish her.
(b) She cannot speak English very well.
(c) Because the older girls are cruel to her.
(d) She is not as smart as the other girls.

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

3. What happens to the other students at St. Joseph's?
(a) They escape the Communists and leave Tianjin.
(b) They are imprisoned by the Communists.
(c) They run away from the school.
(d) They are kidnapped by the Communists.

4. What two things does Father forget about Adeline?
(a) Her Chinese name and her birthday.
(b) Her favorite pet and her Chinese name.
(c) Her favorite pet and her birthday.
(d) Her birthday and her age.

5. How does Adeline describe her little sister when she arrives in Shanghai?
(a) Like an annoying pest, spoiled to the core.
(b) Like a big doll with large, round eyes and chubby pink cheeks.
(c) Like a smaller version of Niang, holding her head high and walking slowly
(d) Like an awkward toddler, racing from one place to another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing Adeline wishes would come true?

2. To whom will Big Sister be married?

3. Who gives Adeline and her siblings money for school initially?

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

5. What makes Father and Niang immediately angry in relation to the children's school?

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