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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. How does Adeline describe her little sister when she arrives in Shanghai?
(a) Like an annoying pest, spoiled to the core.
(b) Like an awkward toddler, racing from one place to another.
(c) Like a big doll with large, round eyes and chubby pink cheeks.
(d) Like a smaller version of Niang, holding her head high and walking slowly

2. What does Third Brother tell his siblings about Niang?
(a) That she is having an affair.
(b) That she overheard their entire plan to write the letter to Father.
(c) That she favors him above the others.
(d) That she is crippled.

3. What does Aunt Baba request from Father and Niang?
(a) To go to work as a bank teller.
(b) To get a new wardrobe.
(c) To leave Shanghai.
(d) To get married.

4. Who meets them at the airport?
(a) Big Sister.
(b) Niang's brother Pierre Prosperi.
(c) Ye Ye.
(d) Niang's former teacher.

5. What does Little Sister dump all over the floor in defiance of her mother?
(a) Her mother's gift of new jewelry.
(b) Her dinner plate.
(c) The candy dish.
(d) Her new clothes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Little Sister prefer when she arrives in Shanghai?

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

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

5. How much younger is Niang than Adeline's father?

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