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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: A Birthday Party.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who nearly runs into Niang, listening covertly outside the bedroom door?
(a) Big Sister.
(b) Third Brother.
(c) Adeline.
(d) Second Brother.

2. Why does Adeline leave her school alone after it is over for the day?
(a) She wants to prove she is independent.
(b) She fears walking home with Big Sister.
(c) She thinks she can make the walk by herself and rejects her family members.
(d) She is too embarrassed to ask for help.

3. Why is Grandmother Nai Nai in pain at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) She has broken her back.
(b) Her feet were bound as a child, causing her never-ending pain.
(c) She has broken her hip.
(d) She has broken her arm.

4. Who comes to get Adeline after she is lost after school?
(a) Big Sister.
(b) Her father.
(c) Niang.
(d) Second Brother.

5. How does her father react to her medal?
(a) He teases her and pats her on the head with pride.
(b) He yells at her.
(c) He accuses her of stealing it.
(d) He takes it off and throws it in the garbage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Niang favor among her stepchildren?

2. What does Niang do after overhearing the conspiracy between the siblings?

3. What animal is Wu Chen-mei about to receive?

4. Who takes Adeline to school on her first day?

5. What is the name of the new tutor-nanny who gives Big Sister the creeps?

(see the answer key)

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