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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Father want Adeline to work at Hong Kong University?
(a) Pathology.
(b) Obstetrics and Gynecology.
(c) Microbiology.
(d) Pediatrics and Adolescent medicine.

2. How many people died when an earthquake shook Tangshan?
(a) Over 1,000,000.
(b) About 750,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 800,000.

3. Where was Tai-way's wedding held?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Missouri.

4. What time would Father summon his chauffeur to drive him to the club at Stanley?
(a) 7 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

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

6. How old was Ginger Morris when she became Roger's new nanny?
(a) 40s.
(b) 60s.
(c) 50s.
(d) 30s.

7. When was Byron born?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1941.

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

9. When was Roger born?
(a) June 8, 1966.
(b) May 12, 1966.
(c) September 23, 1966.
(d) April 15, 1966.

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

11. When was Grand Aunt forced to resign from all her duties at the Women's Bank?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1952.

12. When did Bob Mah's parents emigrate to San Francisco?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1921.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1934.

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

14. What percent of the population in Hong Kong in the 1960s were Chinese?
(a) 75 percent.
(b) 99 percent.
(c) 60 percent.
(d) 80 percent.

15. How much did Adeline receive a month during her obstetrics residency?
(a) $300.
(b) $350.
(c) $400.
(d) $450.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Adeline arrived in America, how long had Byron been renting a room from Martin?

2. When all Chinese industries and businesses were nationalized, what did deserving owners receive for their businesses for ten years?

3. When did Niang die?

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

5. When did Adeline leave England and return to Hong Kong?

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