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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 color are Niang's nails when she points at Adeline, threatening to never forgive her for her arrogance?

2. What is the name of the new tutor-nanny who gives Big Sister the creeps?

3. What does Adeline feed PLT?

4. How old was Little Sister the last time she saw Niang?

5. What does Aunt Baba notice about Adeline as soon as she gets home from school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were Grandmother Nai Nai's feet bound when she was a small child?

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

3. Who does Father remarry after their mother dies?

4. What mysteriously happens shortly after the Japanese start to look for Father at his house?

5. Describe how the children plot against Niang and the final result of their actions.

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

7. How do Second Brother and Big Sister react to Adeline's medal at the dinner table?

8. Why are Adeline and Wu Chen-mei perfect friends?

9. Describe Adeline's experience leaving school on the first day.

10. What is Chinese New Year significant for Adeline and her family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Adeline's life with the Shilling family to her everyday life with Niang and Father.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How important is it that Niang is Eurasian and not fully Chinese in the novel? Explain instances that highlight Niang's mixed heritage and the importance of it in various situations.

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