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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. Where did Adeline's father die?
(a) Hong Kong Sanatorium.
(b) Community Hospital.
(c) Memorial Hospital.
(d) Kowloon Sanatorium.

2. Where was Joseph buried?
(a) East Point.
(b) North Point.
(c) South Point.
(d) West Point.

3. Jeanne's mother was from ______________.
(a) Shaanxi Province.
(b) Shandong Province.
(c) Gansu Province.
(d) Guangdong Province.

4. What type of top was on the large, oval table that Adeline, her siblings, and her stepmother gathered around?
(a) Granite.
(b) Marble.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Oak.

5. Upon what river was Grand Aunt's hometown situated?
(a) Nandu River.
(b) Yangtse River.
(c) Yong River
(d) Huangpu River.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the collapse of the Kumomintang army in Manchuria, by how much did Tianjin's population swell?

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

3. When did Lydia and Samuel return to Tianjin?

4. What was the name of James' wife?

5. How old was Adeline's grand aunt when she refused to have her feet bound?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Adeline fear Edgar the most?

5. Where did Adeline, her siblings, and her stepmother gather for the reading of Joseph's will?

6. In the late 1920s, how was Shanghai different from the rest of China?

7. What did Father decide about Adeline's future after she won a play writing competition?

8. How were legal cases tried during the late 19th century in China?

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

10. What business did Grand Aunt's eldest brother establish?

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