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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the date at the beginning of the book?
(a) March 24, 1988.
(b) April 15, 1988.
(c) June 30, 1988.
(d) May 19, 1988.

2. What was the name of the dog trainer who trained Jackie?
(a) Jack.
(b) Hans.
(c) Rupert.
(d) Walter.

3. How much money was Lydia given for her dowry?
(a) $15,0000.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $30,000.

4. How many eggs did Gregory use to make an omelet when Father and Niang went to Tianjin?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

5. What killed Ye Ye?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Stroke.

6. How many times was Adeline allowed to go home when she lived at Sacred Heart?
(a) Three times.
(b) Five times.
(c) Four times.
(d) Two times.

7. How many years did Grand Aunt work for the Bank of Shanghai?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 10.

8. When did James and Adeline sail to England?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1952.

9. How long did Niang stay in bed one time because of an argument with Father?
(a) Eight days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Two months.
(d) One month.

10. How many of the boarders at Sacred Heart were almost orphans?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 46.
(d) 53.

11. How old was Miss Chien when Joseph and Niang fled to Hong Kong?
(a) 27.
(b) Mid-forties.
(c) Mid-thirties.
(d) 50.

12. To what ages of children was a play writing competition open that Adeline entered?
(a) 12-18.
(b) 11-15.
(c) 9-16.
(d) 10-19.

13. When did Lydia and Samuel return to Tianjin?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1953.

14. In what type of cemetery was Joseph buried?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Buddhist.

15. How tall was Grand Aunt?
(a) 5 ft. 7 in.
(b) 4 ft. 11 in.
(c) 5 ft. 2 in.
(d) 5 ft. 4 in.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Grandmother's death, were Adeline, Lydia, Gregory, and Edgar taken to the train station?

2. How many students were at Sacred Heart?

3. Where was Adeline's grand aunt born?

4. How old was Adeline when her brothers taught her to play bridge?

5. How many boarders were at Sacred Heart when Adeline was enrolled there?

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