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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long ago has the custom of bound feet been abandoned by the time Grandmother Ye Ye talks with Adeline?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Fifty years.

3. How old is Adeline's stepmother, Niang, when she marries Adeline's father?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Eighteen.

4. What grade is Adeline in at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Kindergarten.
(b) Third grade.
(c) First grade.
(d) Second grade.

5. How did Adeline's mother die?
(a) She killed herself shortly after Adeline was born.
(b) She came down with a high fever three days after Adeline was born.
(c) She was in a car accident shortly after Adeline was born.
(d) She died in childbirth with Adeline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Baba notice about Adeline as soon as she gets home from school?

2. How many other siblings does Adeline have at the time of her mother's death?

3. What does Adeline's family call her?

4. Other than Chinese, which language is favored by the people in Adeline's town?

5. What happens to Adeline as she is eating her fruit?

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