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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are Niang's nails when she points at Adeline, threatening to never forgive her for her arrogance?
(a) Unpainted.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Hot pink.

2. Who comes to visit the family after Father and Niang return from Tianjin?
(a) The Stricklands.
(b) The nuns from their old missionary school.
(c) The Huangs.
(d) Their former cook.

3. Who takes Adeline to school on her first day?
(a) Cook.
(b) The chaffeuer.
(c) Aunt Baba.
(d) Big Sister.

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

5. What is the name of the dog that greets the children and what type of dog is he?
(a) Jackie is a Doberman Pincher.
(b) Jackie is a German Shepard.
(c) Mickey is a Pit Bull.
(d) Jermaine is a German Shepard.

6. Where do they bury PLT?
(a) In the corner of the garden.
(b) Under Jackie's food bowls.
(c) Under a large rock.
(d) Under a magnolia tree in the backyard.

7. Who comes to get Adeline after she is lost after school?
(a) Her father.
(b) Niang.
(c) Second Brother.
(d) Big Sister.

8. Why does Adeline not like to sit next to Second Brother?
(a) He has horrible breath.
(b) He steals her food when no one is looking and says mean things to her.
(c) He pinches her constantly under the table.
(d) He kicks and bites her when no one is looking.

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

10. Why does Father want to test Jackie?
(a) To punish Adeline.
(b) To see if he is a violent dog.
(c) To prove that the dog is smart.
(d) To see if his expensive training is working.

11. What do the other adults do when Niang reacts to her daughter?
(a) Scream at Niang.
(b) Walk out of the room.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Yell at Little Sister.

12. Where does Aunt Baba place treasured items?
(a) Under her mattress.
(b) In a secret compartment in the closet.
(c) In her safe-deposit box.
(d) Behind a clock on the wall.

13. Why does Adeline realize that she is all alone and no one is looking out for her?
(a) Her father tells her this.
(b) She has no friends in the new city.
(c) Her Aunt Baba warns her of this.
(d) No one realized she hadn't returned home from school.

14. What do the Huangs bring the children?
(a) New pencils.
(b) New notebooks.
(c) Seven baby ducklings.
(d) Books.

15. How old was Grandmother Nai Nai when her feet were bound?
(a) Four years old.
(b) A newborn.
(c) Six years old.
(d) Three years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is next to Adeline's school?

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

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

4. How many fruit pieces does Adeline receive?

5. How does Niang react when her daughter breaks the item?

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