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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Niang do after overhearing the conspiracy between the siblings?
(a) She calls them all liars in front of their Father that night at dinner.
(b) She sends Adeline to a convent.
(c) She moves Big Sister to the second floor.
(d) She sends all of the children away.

2. What changes about Big Sister after her move?
(a) She becomes best friends with Miss Chien and Niang.
(b) She stops eating and loses weight drastically.
(c) She never stops crying.
(d) She often races back up to be with her siblings.

3. How old is Adeline's stepmother, Niang, when she marries Adeline's father?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Twenty.

4. What do the brothers receive for their New Years gift?
(a) School books.
(b) New shoes.
(c) Identical, loose-fitting long Chinese gowns.
(d) New eyeglasses.

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

6. Why is Third Brother not traveling with them?
(a) He is being sent to military school.
(b) He is not wanted.
(c) He has the measles.
(d) He has run away.

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

8. How old was Little Sister the last time she saw Niang?
(a) One year old.
(b) Four months old.
(c) Six months old.
(d) Three months old.

9. How long has Adeline been in school at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Two months.
(b) One week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One month.

10. How many fruit pieces does Adeline receive?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

11. What does Big Brother suggest they do with PLT instead of burying it?
(a) Stew it for breakfast.
(b) Plant it under the roses for fertilizer.
(c) Put it in the trash can.
(d) Feed it to Jackie.

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

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

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

15. What does Big Sister suggest after hearing Third Brother's revelation?
(a) To confront Niang.
(b) To confront Niang and their Father simultaneously.
(c) To run away.
(d) To deny everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who nearly runs into Niang, listening covertly outside the bedroom door?

2. What do the other adults do when Niang reacts to her daughter?

3. How does Adeline react when PLT is killed?

4. How long have Father, Niang and Fourth Brother been living in Shanghai before the surprise outing?

5. How far away from Adeline's home is her school in Shanghai?

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