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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. Who comes to get Adeline after she is lost after school?

2. Where do Adeline and her family live at the start of the novel?

3. Which of these adjectives does NOT describe Big Sister and Adeline's haircuts?

4. Who does Adeline sit between at the dinner table in her assigned position?

5. What is the name of the dog that greets the children and what type of dog is he?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Adeline's relationship with PLT.

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

5. Describe how Adeline gets to school on her first day.

6. Where does Ye Ye take Adeline, Big Sister, Big Brother and Second Brother six weeks after Nai Nai's funeral?

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

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

9. Why does Adeline come home with a medal on her uniform?

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

Explain the significance of the Chinese New Year for the Chinese people. In Chapter 9, Adeline discusses the Chinese New Year. How are the gifts received by Adeline and her sibling symbolize and exemplify their status in the family? Explain what they receive and why these gifts are symbolic, especially when compared to the gifts given to Fourth Brother and Little Sister.

Essay Topic 2

Adeline's "egg-less" state while at Sacred Heart is symbolic of her life and lifestyle during this time. Using the eggs as a symbol, describe and explain Adeline's life while at the school.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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