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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) Refuse to go to school any longer.
(b) Write a letter in Chinese and send it to their Father in the mail.
(c) Go on a hunger strike.
(d) Give the gifts back.

2. How does Adeline remember her telephone number?
(a) Through a numbers game she plays with Big Brother.
(b) She has a small copy of it in her pocket.
(c) She copies it into her notebook each evening.
(d) She writes it on her hand.

3. How long has Adeline been in school at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) One month.
(b) Two months.
(c) One week.
(d) Two weeks.

4. Who does Adeline sit between at the dinner table in her assigned position?
(a) Third Brother and Big Sister.
(b) Third Brother and Fourth Brother.
(c) Big Sister and Little Sister.
(d) Second Brother and Third Brother.

5. Why does Father want to test Jackie?
(a) To see if he is a violent dog.
(b) To prove that the dog is smart.
(c) To see if his expensive training is working.
(d) To punish Adeline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Big Brother warn Adeline from?

2. What makes Father and Niang immediately angry in relation to the children's school?

3. What happens to Adeline as she is eating her fruit?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the difference in clothing between Adeline and her siblings versus Little Brother and Little Sister's new clothing.

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

3. How does Adeline acquire food for PLT?

4. How many children do Father and Niang have together?

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

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

7. Who does Father remarry after their mother dies?

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

9. Describe PLT's death.

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

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