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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. How long have Father, Niang and Fourth Brother been living in Shanghai before the surprise outing?
(a) Three months.
(b) Three years.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) A year and a half.

2. What does Aunt Baba request from Father and Niang?
(a) To get a new wardrobe.
(b) To get married.
(c) To go to work as a bank teller.
(d) To leave Shanghai.

3. What grade is Adeline in at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Kindergarten.
(b) Second grade.
(c) Third grade.
(d) First grade.

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

5. Why did mothers bind their little girls' feet?
(a) No man would marry a woman with large, unbound feet.
(b) They thought it was better for their health.
(c) They didn't think women should have feet.
(d) They thought women shouldn't walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person who cannot give in to beg for tram fare from Niang?

2. How does Niang react when her daughter breaks the item?

3. What do the brothers receive for their New Years gift?

4. Where is the train headed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Father remarry after their mother dies?

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

3. Describe Adeline's new home in Shanghai.

4. What does Aunt Baba do whenever something bad happens to Adeline?

5. What does Adeline do that Niang says she will never forgive?

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

7. Where is Adeline's mother?

8. Describe Adeline's relationship with PLT.

9. How does Nai Nai die?

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

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