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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. Which board game do the children play while traveling?

2. Where is Adeline when she overhears Niang and Grand Aunt talking?

3. To whom will Big Sister be married?

4. Who greets Adeline when she awakens?

5. How old is Big Sister when she is married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Adeline's outing with Fourth Brother and Niang, including its final destination for her.

4. How does Adeline discover Big Sister's impending nuptials?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast Adeline's life with the Shilling family to her everyday life with Niang and Father.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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