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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. What nationalities were Jeanne's parents?
(a) French and Chinese.
(b) Spanish and Chinese.
(c) American and Chinese.
(d) British and Chinese.

2. How tall was Grand Aunt?
(a) 5 ft. 4 in.
(b) 5 ft. 7 in.
(c) 5 ft. 2 in.
(d) 4 ft. 11 in.

3. When did Britain demand and receive a 99 year lease on the Kowloon peninsula?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1898.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1897.

4. Where was Adeline's grand aunt born?
(a) Beijing.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) Shandong.
(d) Canton.

5. When did the Manchu dynasty come to an end?
(a) July 13, 1911.
(b) September 15, 1911.
(c) August 18, 1911.
(d) October 10, 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Adeline when two events occurred that worsened her relationship with Niang?

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

3. How old was Adeline when her mother died?

4. How many students were at Sacred Heart?

5. What was the name of the dog trainer who trained Jackie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did the other girls begin to overlook Adeline's poverty?

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

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

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

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

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