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

2. Which of these adjectives does NOT describe Big Sister and Adeline's haircuts?
(a) Short.
(b) Straight.
(c) Old-fashioned.
(d) Long.

3. How does Second Brother react to Adeline's medal?
(a) He steals all the food off of her plate in an instant.
(b) He smiles at her and gives her some of his pear.
(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.

4. Where do Adeline and her family live at the start of the novel?
(a) Tianjin
(b) Beijing.
(c) Shanghai
(d) Hong Kong.

5. Who nearly runs into Niang, listening covertly outside the bedroom door?
(a) Big Sister.
(b) Third Brother.
(c) Second Brother.
(d) Adeline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Big Sister suggest after hearing Third Brother's revelation?

2. What does Little Sister break during the chaos?

3. Why did mothers bind their little girls' feet?

4. How old is Adeline's stepmother, Niang, when she marries Adeline's father?

5. Who greets them as they walk into their new home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Second Brother and Big Sister react to Adeline's medal at the dinner table?

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

3. How does Adeline acquire food for PLT?

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

5. Why does Adeline come home with a medal on her uniform?

6. Describe PLT's death.

7. How does Adeline remember her phone number?

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

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

10. Describe Adeline's new home in Shanghai.

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