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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 does Adeline realize that she is all alone and no one is looking out for her?
(a) Her Aunt Baba warns her of this.
(b) She has no friends in the new city.
(c) No one realized she hadn't returned home from school.
(d) Her father tells her this.

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

3. Why does Big Brother choose PLT over the other ducklings?
(a) Because he hates Adeline.
(b) Because it was the smallest.
(c) Because it was the fastest.
(d) Because Adeline is the least likely to give him trouble afterwards.

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

5. Who helps Adeline to bury PLT?
(a) Big Sister.
(b) Third Brother.
(c) Aunt Baba.
(d) Niang.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Second Brother react to Adeline's medal?

3. Why is Grandmother Nai Nai in pain at the start of Chapter 3?

4. What color are Niang's nails when she points at Adeline, threatening to never forgive her for her arrogance?

5. How does her father react to her medal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Adeline's new home in Shanghai.

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

6. Describe PLT's death.

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

8. What mysteriously happens shortly after the Japanese start to look for Father at his house?

9. Why does Niang become enraged after Aunt Baba brings up the subject of money at the dinner table?

10. Describe Adeline's experience leaving school on the first day.

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