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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) Austria.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Geneva.

2. How old is Adeline when she leaves her home and is separated from her Aunt Baba?
(a) Ten years old.
(b) Fifteen years old.
(c) Eight years old.
(d) Thirteen years old.

3. Why is their election unusual?
(a) It is the first year they have permitted a class president.
(b) They are permitted to elect their president democratically as in the United States of America.
(c) They will only allow a girl to win.
(d) They are only allowed to have an election once every five years.

4. What is Adeline supposed to be afraid of?
(a) Being left alone.
(b) The Communists coming into Tianjin and persecuting everyone at the school.
(c) Being left behind by her parents.
(d) Being attacked by the nuns in the school.

5. How does the family get to the new house in Hong Kong?
(a) By taxi.
(b) By Father's large black Cadillac.
(c) By a rickshaw.
(d) By walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who nearly plays a trick on Ye Ye?

2. What does Ye Ye want from Adeline?

3. What pact do Adeline and her two friends make to each other?

4. Which one of these things is NOT handed out to the class by Adeline's rival, Chen Lei-lei?

5. Who greets Adeline when she awakens?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does November 30th become Adeline birthday date?

3. Describe Adeline's outing with Fourth Brother and Niang, including its final destination for her.

4. What does Adeline attribute her victory to?

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

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

7. How does Father react to the situation?

8. Describe what happens when Adeline arrives home for lunch.

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

10. Describe what happens with the wedding gifts that arrive at the house.

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