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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many civilians and prisoners of war were tortured and killed during the Rape of Nanking?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 75,000.

3. How far was Sacred Heart primary school from Adeline's home?
(a) 1 1/2 miles.
(b) 1 3/4 miles.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) 3/4 mile.

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

5. What killed Adeline's grandmother?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Stroke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Samuel when he and Lydia married?

2. How many years did Grand Aunt work for the Bank of Shanghai?

3. How far was the eastern side of Grand Aunt's hometown from the Pacific Ocean?

4. How many cinemas did Tianjin have?

5. Where was Joseph buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was C. S. Tang?

2. What was Ren Yong-ping's background?

3. Why, even at the time the book was written, did Shanghai's architecture reflect the influence of foreign traders?

4. How did James survive life with his stepmother?

5. What happened in 1939 when dikes on the Yellow River were deliberately dynamited?

6. What did Lydia and Samuel do when Father ordered them to move out of his house in Tianjin?

7. How did James get out of China in 1951?

8. How did Lydia's brothers and half brother dress for the wedding?

9. How did Gregory solve his cash-flow problems?

10. Why did Hwa Chong Hong leave Tianjin in 1926?

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