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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 is Adeline supposed to be afraid of?

2. Why does Wu Chun-mei beg Adeline to come to her house?

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

4. Where is Adeline dropped off by Niang and Fourth Brother?

5. Who is the only person to greet Adeline?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the students treat Adeline the next day at school after Niang's outrage?

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

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

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

5. Describe what happens shortly after Adeline returns home after winning the class presidency.

6. Describe the political situation when Adeline boards the plane for Tianjin.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning of the novel, Adeline says that to believe in one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities. Do you think that Adeline lives this way as a child? Why or why not? What positive things happen to Adeline to counterbalance all of her negative instances? Name three positive things that happen to Adeline and how you feel they affected her.

Essay Topic 2

Father and Niang tell Adeline and her siblings that they want to teach them a lesson about austerity. Are they sincere in their actions? Why or why not? Is there a dichotomy between the children? Do Father and Niang live a life of austerity? Why or why not? Use specific examples to support your position.

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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