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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only person who cannot give in to beg for tram fare from Niang?
(a) Third Brother.
(b) Adeline.
(c) Second Brother.
(d) Big Sister.

2. Where do Adeline and her family live at the start of the novel?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Tianjin
(c) Beijing.
(d) Shanghai

3. What injury does Big Sister have?
(a) She is missing fingers on her left hand.
(b) She has a clubbed foot.
(c) She is dyslexic.
(d) Her left arm was paralyzed from a birth injury.

4. Niang is half Chinese and half __________.
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Italian.

5. What does Big Brother try to teach Adeline to do, but no matter how hard she tries, she fails?
(a) Sing a complicated tune.
(b) Snap her fingers.
(c) Whistle.
(d) Read.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of these words does NOT describe Adeline's new home in Shanghai?

2. Where is the train headed?

3. How old was Little Sister the last time she saw Niang?

4. Why is Adeline considered bad luck by her family?

5. How many fruit pieces does Adeline receive?

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