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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. Who meets them at the airport?
(a) Niang's brother Pierre Prosperi.
(b) Big Sister.
(c) Niang's former teacher.
(d) Ye Ye.

2. Why does Wu Chun-mei beg Adeline to come to her house?
(a) She wants her to run away from her house.
(b) She wants to give Adeline her old clothes.
(c) She is having a birthday party.
(d) She has never had a friend over before and wants Adeline to be the first one.

3. Which board game do the children play while traveling?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Backgammon.
(c) Life.
(d) Sorry.

4. Why does a classmate mysteriously assign her egg to Adeline?
(a) She feels bad for her.
(b) Her mother sends them to her and she hates eating them, so she gave it to Adeline instead.
(c) She wants to make Adeline sick.
(d) She wants to be Adeline's friend.

5. What plans does Niang have for Big Sister?
(a) To marry her to a much older man.
(b) To become a famous doctor.
(c) To have to escape to America.
(d) To have her take care of her in her old age.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who meets the family at the gangplank?

2. Who does Adeline eat dinner with on Christmas Day?

3. How old is Adeline when she leaves her home and is separated from her Aunt Baba?

4. When do Niang's plans for Big Sister come to light?

5. How old is Big Sister when she is married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Adeline's speech as a class president nominee.

2. How does Adeline finally leave St. Joseph's?

3. Describe the political situation when Adeline boards the plane for Tianjin.

4. How is Adeline finally able to attend Wu Chen-mei's birthday party?

5. Describe the scene as all of the boarders leave for the holidays.

6. How does Father react to the situation?

7. Describe the room where Adeline is left when she arrives at St. Joseph's.

8. Describe what happens shortly after Adeline returns home after winning the class presidency.

9. Describe the scene at Big Sister's wedding.

10. How does Adeline discover Big Sister's impending nuptials?

(see the answer keys)

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