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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 is the first person at home who Adeline tells of her victory?

2. What happens to the other students at St. Joseph's?

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

4. What does Adeline wish with all her heart as she stays in her room?

5. What do the siblings nickname the room where Little Sister and Fourth Brother live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does November 30th become Adeline birthday date?

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

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

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

5. Describe the room where Adeline is left when she arrives at St. Joseph's.

6. How is Adeline finally able to attend Wu Chen-mei's birthday party?

7. Describe what happens with the wedding gifts that arrive at the house.

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

9. Why does Adeline reject the egg she is finally given? What reason does she give for not eating it?

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

Examine the relationship between Ye Ye and Father, his son. Using the King Lear reference as a guide, describe Ye Ye's position in the family compared to how many Asians view and revere their older family members. Compare and contrast the "typical" grandfather - father relationship and household position versus the one given to Ye Ye in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Why is it fitting that Adeline comes home from school with a medal on her chest in the opening sentences of the novel? What does that medal signify? Why is it the ideal situation to open the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What role does Ye Ye play in the life of Adeline? What lessons does he teach her? What does he and Nai Nai represent for her? Write a complete essay outlining the various ways that Nai Nai and Ye Ye both contribute to Adeline's life and her understanding of the world at large.

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