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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only person who cannot give in to beg for tram fare from Niang?
(a) Adeline.
(b) Big Sister.
(c) Second Brother.
(d) Third Brother.

2. What happens to Adeline as she is eating her fruit?
(a) She begins to choke.
(b) Her father singles her out for the first time.
(c) Her stepmother begins to scream at her.
(d) Big Sister reaches out and slaps her.

3. What does Niang demand from the children in exchange for tram fare?
(a) Perfect grades.
(b) A sincere apology, admitting they have been wrong to get money from Ye Ye.
(c) To clean the house and cook for the family.
(d) A job.

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

5. 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 is too embarrassed to ask for help.
(d) She thinks she can make the walk by herself and rejects her family members.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the siblings plan to do after they receive their gifts?

2. Which one of these family members does not live with Adeline?

3. Why does Adeline's relationship with PLT startle Aunt Baba?

4. What does Big Brother try to teach Adeline to do, but no matter how hard she tries, she fails?

5. Who does Little Sister prefer when she arrives in Shanghai?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adeline realize is somehow related to the new hierarchy of her family since Nai Nai's death?

2. Who does Father remarry after their mother dies?

3. How does Adeline remember her phone number?

4. How does Adeline acquire food for PLT?

5. Where does Ye Ye take Adeline, Big Sister, Big Brother and Second Brother six weeks after Nai Nai's funeral?

6. Why are Adeline and Wu Chen-mei perfect friends?

7. Why does Aunt Baba say that she would like a job?

8. How does Little Sister react to Niang when she finally arrives in Shanghai and how does Niang respond?

9. Describe how the children plot against Niang and the final result of their actions.

10. Describe Adeline's relationship with PLT.

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