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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Huangs bring the children?

2. Which one of these words does NOT describe Adeline's new home in Shanghai?

3. How much younger is Niang than Adeline's father?

4. What is Adeline's favorite fruit?

5. What does Little Sister dump all over the floor in defiance of her mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe PLT's death.

3. Describe Adeline's new home in Shanghai.

4. What does Aunt Baba do whenever something bad happens to Adeline?

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

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

7. What does Adeline do that Niang says she will never forgive?

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

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

10. Name three ways that Father and Niang institute their austerity program towards Adeline and her siblings (excluding Little Brother and Little Sister).

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role of school and education plays a huge part in Adeline's life. Choose three educational institutions that Adeline attends. Describe each one and relate how school became a saving place and significant part of Adeline's world.

Essay Topic 2

Explain in detail how the international playwriting competition Adeline enters significantly transforms her life.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the safe deposit box that Aunt Baba keeps? What does it symbolize for both her and Adeline? Describe the box, including its contents and explain its role in Adeline's life.

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