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

2. Who picks Adeline up from school after her first day?
(a) Niang.
(b) No one.
(c) Second Brother.
(d) Big Sister.

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

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

5. Which one of these words does NOT describe Adeline's new home in Shanghai?
(a) Ornate.
(b) Polished.
(c) Formal.
(d) Comfortable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adeline's family call her?

2. What does Adeline call her duckling?

3. What injury does Big Sister have?

4. Which family member does Adeline share a room with?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What mischievous trick does Big Brother play on Grandfather Ye Ye while he is sleeping?

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

3. Name Adeline's siblings and their ages at the time of her birth.

4. What is Chinese New Year significant for Adeline and her family?

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

6. Why does Father give her a map and why is it significant?

7. Describe how Adeline gets to school on her first day.

8. How were Grandmother Nai Nai's feet bound when she was a small child?

9. Why were Nai Nai's feet bound in such a way?

10. How does Adeline acquire food for PLT?

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