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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Adeline's mother when she died?
(a) 25.
(b) 27.
(c) 30.
(d) 31.

3. What did Samuel Sung study at the university?
(a) Business.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Law.
(d) Medicine.

4. Where did Lydia, her husband, and his parents flee in January 1949?
(a) Taiwan.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) England.
(d) Canada.

5. How long after Grandmother's death, were Adeline, Lydia, Gregory, and Edgar taken to the train station?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Eight weeks.
(d) Seven weeks.

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

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

8. After the wedding, how long was it before Adeline saw her sister again?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 32 years.
(c) 31 years.
(d) 29 years.

9. How long had it been since Adeline and her siblings been together when they gathered for the reading of her father's will?
(a) Almost 30 years.
(b) 27 years.
(c) Nearly 40 years.
(d) 35 years.

10. During what years were westerners perceived throughout China as superior beings?
(a) 1794-1834.
(b) 1842-1941.
(c) 1898-1950.
(d) 1900-1933.

11. When was Adeline's grand aunt born?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1886.
(d) 1903.

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

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

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

15. Where were Gregory and Edgar living when James and Adeline arrived in London?
(a) Burlington Estate.
(b) Earl's Court.
(c) Crouch End.
(d) Heath Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of a play that Adeline wrote?

2. What type of top was on the large, oval table that Adeline, her siblings, and her stepmother gathered around?

3. When was Hong Kong ceded to the British?

4. What time did Adeline's days begin when she stayed at Sacred Heart?

5. How much of her salary did Aunt Baba give Ye Ye?

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