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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tai-ling attend college?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Virginia.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Georgia.

2. When did Byron decide to buy a restaurant?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1967.

3. How close was the hotel where Bob and Adleine stayed in Shanghai to the Sheng Xin primary school that Adeline had attended?
(a) Two miles.
(b) A few hundred yards.
(c) One mile.
(d) About three blocks.

4. How old was Aunt Lao Lao when Aunt Baba visited Tianjin to rebury Grandmother and Ye Ye?
(a) 72.
(b) 76.
(c) 73.
(d) 71.

5. Where was H. H. Tien studying in London?
(a) West Thames College.
(b) Redbridge College.
(c) Imperial College.
(d) Bexley College.

6. Who was excluded from Father's seventieth birthday celebration party in Hong Kong?
(a) James.
(b) Adeline.
(c) Edgar.
(d) Gregory.

7. How long after Adeline arrived in America did she and Byron marry?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Four months.
(c) One week.
(d) Six months.

8. When did Adeline first meet Robert Mah?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1978.

9. How much did Adeline earn a month during her internship at St. Mary's Hospital?
(a) $400.
(b) $300.
(c) $250.
(d) $350.

10. How much older was H. H. than Adeline?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Seven years.

11. When did Martin Ching's parents emigrate to America?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1930s.

12. When all Chinese industries and businesses were nationalized, what did deserving owners receive for their businesses for ten years?
(a) 35 percent of the net worth.
(b) 7 percent of the net worth.
(c) 10 percent of the net worth.
(d) 5 percent of the net worth.

13. How many families shared the home where Aunt Baba lived when Adeline and Bob visited?
(a) Eight.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Nine.

14. What type of vehicle did Adeline buy so she could see Byron on weekends?
(a) Honda.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Volkswagen.
(d) Toyota.

15. What was the name of the maid that Aunt Baba fired in Chapter 20?
(a) Ah Yee.
(b) Ah Song.
(c) Ah Mah.
(d) Ah Wui.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Aunt Baba was transferred to the bank branch near the Cathay Cinema, how many tram stops was she from her home?

2. What was Gregory's wife's name?

3. Where did Adeline receive an offer of an obstetrics residency in America?

4. What was H. H. Tien studying?

5. How many of Bob's brothers enlisted during World War II?

(see the answer keys)

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