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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 does Adeline eat dinner with on Christmas Day?

2. When do Niang's plans for Big Sister come to light?

3. What happens to the nicest gifts from Big Sister's wedding?

4. Why does a classmate mysteriously assign her egg to Adeline?

5. Why is the next school day very special?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Adeline realizes Niang has learned about the secret gift from Grand Aunt.

2. How is it decided who will sleep on the cots on the China Star?

3. Describe the scene when the Shilling family and Adeline arrive at the Shanghai household.

4. Summarize Adeline's speech as a class president nominee.

5. Describe the scene at Big Sister's wedding.

6. What is Adeline's initial punishment from Niang and what does Adeline wish for?

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

8. What does Adeline attribute her victory to?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

There are many definitions of family outside of a person's blood relatives. Does Adeline experience a family relationship in other instances in the novel? Name and cite specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

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

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