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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 does Father and Niang take Adeline?
(a) Tianjin.
(b) Bejing.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Hong Kong.

2. Hong Kong is a ______ colony at the time Adeline lives there.
(a) Chinese.
(b) British.
(c) Japanese.
(d) French.

3. Who greets Adeline when she awakens?
(a) Father.
(b) Niang.
(c) Aunt Baba.
(d) Nancy Chen and her mother.

4. Who is the first person at home who Adeline tells of her victory?
(a) Aunt Baba.
(b) Ye Ye.
(c) Father.
(d) Cook.

5. What does Father tell her when he returns home?
(a) That she can return to Wu Chen-mei's house.
(b) That she and Aunt Baba will have to be separated.
(c) That she is no longer allowed in their home.
(d) That she is worthless.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to being president, what else will the winner be?

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

3. What does Adeline do during a reading of King Lear in class?

4. What surprise does Adeline make in her speech?

5. What fills Adeline with dread?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Adeline attribute her victory to?

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

6. What does Adeline fantasize about at night?

7. How do the students treat Adeline the next day at school after Niang's outrage?

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

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

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

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