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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which book are the children most fascinated?
(a) Alice in Wonderland.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) The paper cuts book given to Adeline by Mother Marie.
(d) Sinbad the Sailor.

2. Where is Adeline dropped off?
(a) At an orphanage in Beijing.
(b) At St. Joseph's in Tianjin.
(c) At an orphanage in Hong Kong.
(d) At St. Joseph's in Shanghai.

3. Which one of these people is not on the journey to Hong Kong?
(a) Victor.
(b) Niang.
(c) Aunt Reine.
(d) Claudine.

4. What does Big Sister receive from her Grand Aunt?
(a) A hairclip made of antique imperial green jade.
(b) A bracelet made of antique imperial green jade.
(c) A pendant made of antique imperial green jade.
(d) A ring made of antique imperial green jade.

5. Where is Adeline when she overhears Niang and Grand Aunt talking?
(a) Hiding under the table.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) Hiding behind a potted plant.
(d) Hiding under a large chair.

6. How many people attend Big Sister's wedding?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Thirty.

7. Where does Father and Niang take Adeline?
(a) Tianjin.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Bejing.

8. Who greets Adeline when she awakens?
(a) Aunt Baba.
(b) Nancy Chen and her mother.
(c) Father.
(d) Niang.

9. How does Adeline feel after winning the class presidency?
(a) Terrified that Niang will find out.
(b) Angry that she will have more responsibilities now.
(c) Hopeful that she can now get a scholarship and leave.
(d) On top of the world.

10. Why does Adeline believe she wins the class presidency?
(a) Because Wu Chun-mei pays the other girls to vote for Adeline.
(b) Due to Wu Chun-mei's popularity.
(c) Because the other rival is too unorganized.
(d) Because the other rival quit.

11. Why does Adeline have to leave?
(a) She is embarrassed that she did not bring a gift.
(b) She is expected home at lunchtime.
(c) She doesn't want to eat the cake.
(d) She has ripped her dress.

12. What surprise does Adeline make in her speech?
(a) That she refuses to lead her class.
(b) That she comes from an abusive, broken family.
(c) That her mother is dead.
(d) That Wu Chen-mei should really be the president.

13. How old is Adeline when she leaves her home and is separated from her Aunt Baba?
(a) Fifteen years old.
(b) Thirteen years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Eight years old.

14. What happens to the nicest gifts from Big Sister's wedding?
(a) Niang keeps them for herself.
(b) Big Sister hides all of them at a friend's house.
(c) They are donated to charity.
(d) They are sent back to Tianjin.

15. What book is Adeline reading when she is surprised by her classmate and her mother in the library?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Moby Dick.
(d) King Lear.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom will Big Sister be married?

2. What does Adeline give Wu Chen-mei before she leaves?

3. Who is the most popular girl in school for her wealth and brains?

4. How much older is Big Sister's future husband than she?

5. In addition to being president, what else will the winner be?

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