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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the children receive for the Chinese New Year?
(a) New clothes.
(b) New books.
(c) A puppy.
(d) Money.

4. How does Second Brother react to Adeline's medal?
(a) He smiles at her and gives her some of his pear.
(b) He steals all the food off of her plate in an instant.
(c) He claps his hand and sings her a song.
(d) He hits her on the top of the head and twists her right arm sharply.

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

6. Who does Niang favor among her stepchildren?
(a) Second Brother.
(b) Big Sister.
(c) Third Brother.
(d) Adeline.

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

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

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

10. What do the siblings plan to do after they receive their gifts?
(a) Give the gifts back.
(b) Go on a hunger strike.
(c) Write a letter in Chinese and send it to their Father in the mail.
(d) Refuse to go to school any longer.

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

12. How long ago has the custom of bound feet been abandoned by the time Grandmother Ye Ye talks with Adeline?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

13. Years earlier, which war had China lost?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Opium War.
(c) The Indian-Chinese war.
(d) World War I.

14. Why is Adeline considered bad luck by her family?
(a) Because she is the youngest child of the family.
(b) Because her Mama died giving birth to her and would still be alive otherwise.
(c) Because she is a girl.
(d) Because she was born with a mark on her back.

15. What does Adeline call her duckling?
(a) Mia
(b) Jackie
(c) PLT
(d) Lu lu

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Adeline sit between at the dinner table in her assigned position?

3. What does Aunt Baba request from Father and Niang?

4. What do the Huangs bring the children?

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

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