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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: Hong Kong.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Adeline do that Niang says she will never forgive her for?
(a) For not preventing the break.
(b) For asking Niang to stop hitting Little Sister.
(c) For not yelling along with the other family members.
(d) For laughing when the item broke.

3. What surprise does Adeline make in her speech?
(a) That Wu Chen-mei should really be the president.
(b) That she refuses to lead her class.
(c) That she comes from an abusive, broken family.
(d) That her mother is dead.

4. What two things does Father forget about Adeline?
(a) Her Chinese name and her birthday.
(b) Her favorite pet and her birthday.
(c) Her favorite pet and her Chinese name.
(d) Her birthday and her age.

5. Who greets Adeline when she awakens?
(a) Father.
(b) Aunt Baba.
(c) Niang.
(d) Nancy Chen and her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did mothers bind their little girls' feet?

2. What does Father tell her when he returns home?

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

4. What does Big Brother try to teach Adeline to do, but no matter how hard she tries, she fails?

5. Who picks Adeline up from school after her first day?

(see the answer key)

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