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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. Where is Adeline dropped off?
(a) At St. Joseph's in Shanghai.
(b) At an orphanage in Hong Kong.
(c) At St. Joseph's in Tianjin.
(d) At an orphanage in Beijing.

2. What does Aunt Baba request from Father and Niang?
(a) To go to work as a bank teller.
(b) To get married.
(c) To get a new wardrobe.
(d) To leave Shanghai.

3. Where is Adeline when she overhears Niang and Grand Aunt talking?
(a) Hiding under a large chair.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) Hiding under the table.
(d) Hiding behind a potted plant.

4. When do Niang's plans for Big Sister come to light?
(a) On Adeline's birthday.
(b) On her future husband's birthday.
(c) Chinese New Year 1948.
(d) On Big Sister's birthday.

5. What does Little Sister dump all over the floor in defiance of her mother?
(a) Her dinner plate.
(b) Her new clothes.
(c) Her mother's gift of new jewelry.
(d) The candy dish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the other students at St. Joseph's?

2. Who is the only person who cannot give in to beg for tram fare from Niang?

3. How does Adeline describe her little sister when she arrives in Shanghai?

4. What do the other adults do when Niang reacts to her daughter?

5. Who discovers that Niang learns about the gift that Big Sister is hiding from her?

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