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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. Where do the Shillings travel after they leave Hong Kong?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Mumbai.
(c) Geneva.
(d) Austria.

2. Why is Adeline suddenly panic-stricken when Ah Sun knocks on her door?
(a) Her friends from school are downstairs asking for her and Niang and her Father are home.
(b) She warns Adeline that Niang has discovered that she won the class presidency.
(c) Ah Sun warns her that Niang is about to take her out of school and send her far away.
(d) There has been an accident with her Father.

3. What is the one thing Adeline wishes would come true?
(a) To have a letter addressed to her, from anyone.
(b) To escape to America.
(c) To never return to her family again.
(d) To speak English as well as an American.

4. Why does Adeline have to leave?
(a) She has ripped her dress.
(b) She doesn't want to eat the cake.
(c) She is embarrassed that she did not bring a gift.
(d) She is expected home at lunchtime.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adeline wish with all her heart as she stays in her room?

2. Where is Adeline brought to when her friends are downstairs?

3. What food does Adeline long for, but rejects as a mistake when she receives it?

4. How does Adeline feel after winning the class presidency?

5. What plans does Niang have for Big Sister?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which Shakespeare play does Adeline have an emotional reaction to during class and why?

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

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

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

6. How is it decided who will sleep on the cots on the China Star?

7. What is Adeline's initial punishment from Niang and what does Adeline wish for?

8. Why does Adeline reject the egg she is finally given? What reason does she give for not eating it?

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

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

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