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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Adeline leave her school alone after it is over for the day?
(a) She fears walking home with Big Sister.
(b) She thinks she can make the walk by herself and rejects her family members.
(c) She wants to prove she is independent.
(d) She is too embarrassed to ask for help.

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

3. How long after Adeline's mother dies does her father remarry?
(a) Two years.
(b) Two months.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

4. What is the name of the new tutor-nanny who gives Big Sister the creeps?
(a) Miss Chu.
(b) Miss Fei.
(c) Miss Chien.
(d) Miss Nei.

5. What is Adeline's favorite fruit?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Apples.
(c) Dragon's eyes.
(d) Pears.

6. What does Adeline feed PLT?
(a) Leftovers from her dinner.
(b) Crushed dog food.
(c) Bread crumbs.
(d) Worms.

7. Who helps Adeline to bury PLT?
(a) Aunt Baba.
(b) Niang.
(c) Third Brother.
(d) Big Sister.

8. Which of these adjectives does NOT describe Big Sister and Adeline's haircuts?
(a) Old-fashioned.
(b) Short.
(c) Long.
(d) Straight.

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

10. What does Adeline's family call her?
(a) Adi We Mui
(b) Mu Wei
(c) Ade Me Wui
(d) Wu Mei

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

12. How much younger is Niang than Adeline's father?
(a) Seventeen years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Fourteen years.
(d) Twenty years.

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

14. From where does Adeline call home after getting lost after school?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A glass shop.
(c) A friend's home.
(d) A brothel.

15. What injury does Big Sister have?
(a) She has a clubbed foot.
(b) She is missing fingers on her left hand.
(c) Her left arm was paralyzed from a birth injury.
(d) She is dyslexic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who greets Adeline and her siblings during their surprise outing?

3. What color are Niang's nails when she points at Adeline, threatening to never forgive her for her arrogance?

4. What do the children receive for the Chinese New Year?

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

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