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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. When were all Chinese to turn in their old banknotes, gold, silver, and foreign currency?
(a) October 12, 1948.
(b) November 2, 1948.
(c) December 3, 1948.
(d) September 30, 1948.

2. How much money had Baba given Adeline that Adeline intended to use for a school mate's birthday present?
(a) Silver dollar.
(b) 20 nickels.
(c) 5 dimes.
(d) Gold dollar.

3. How many siblings did Grand Aunt have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

4. When did Gregory and Edgar leave Shanghai for Hong Kong and then England?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1950.

5. What was the name of Adeline's friend who sat on Adeline's left at meals?
(a) Mary.
(b) Jane.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Leah.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After she was elected class president, who ran into Adeline when she was sitting on the stairs waiting for Aunt Baba to come home?

3. Upon what river was Grand Aunt's hometown situated?

4. How old was Adeline when her brothers taught her to play bridge?

5. What killed Adeline's grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Aunt Baba tell Grand Aunt the real reason why she wanted her old job back?

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

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

4. What happened when a group of girls from Adeline's school came to her house after Adeline became class president?

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

6. How did Adeline get out of Tianjin and to Hong Kong?

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

8. How and why did Mis Chien try to curry Aunt Baba's favor after Joseph and Niang left for Hong Kong with their children?

9. How did Adeline describe her father in the prologue?

10. Why did Adeline fear Edgar the most?

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