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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. Where does Ye Ye take Adeline and her siblings after Nai Nai's death?

2. What does Adeline's father give her after she gets lost?

3. Other than Chinese, which language is favored by the people in Adeline's town?

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

5. What does Big Sister suggest after hearing Third Brother's revelation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nai Nai die?

2. How does Adeline remember her phone number?

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

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

5. Describe PLT's death.

6. How does Adeline acquire food for PLT?

7. Who does Father remarry after their mother dies?

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

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

10. Describe Adeline's new home in Shanghai.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why the title of the book closely matches with Adeline's own life. In what ways are the two stories the same? In what ways are they different?

Essay Topic 2

Niang treats her own children vastly different from Adeline and her siblings. Choose two siblings in addition to Adeline and describe how Niang treats them in specific situations. Compare and contrast her treatment of these characters to Little Brother and Little Sister. What, according to your personal thoughts, are her motivations for treating these children differently?

Essay Topic 3

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

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