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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of these family members does not live with Adeline?
(a) Aunt Reine.
(b) Grandfather Ye Ye.
(c) Grandmother Nai Nai.
(d) Aunt Baba.

2. Which countries did China fight against?
(a) England and Japan.
(b) France and Japan.
(c) England and France.
(d) Italy and France.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Adeline and her family live at the start of the novel?

2. Who does Adeline sit between at the dinner table in her assigned position?

3. How old was Grandmother Nai Nai when her feet were bound?

4. How old is Adeline's stepmother, Niang, when she marries Adeline's father?

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

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