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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 did Adeline attend a concert with H. H.?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1957.

2. How much older was H. H. than Adeline?
(a) Six years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Eight years.

3. When did Adeline first meet Robert Mah?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1969.

4. How many children did Bob Mah's parents have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

5. Why did Niang need surgery?
(a) Colon cancer.
(b) Breast cancer.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Liver cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Adeline visit her Aunt Baba for the last time?

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

3. How old was Bob Mah when his father died?

4. Where did Bob and Adeline move when they married?

5. What was the name of the maid that Aunt Baba fired in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mr. Lu say that no friends would come to Niang's funeral?

2. What did Joseph say was the happiest time of his life?

3. What did Joseph say when Aunt Baba informed him that Miss Chien had been stealing?

4. What did Bob Mah have to do during Pearl Harbor?

5. What happened to H. H. after he was asked to leave Britain?

6. Why did Gregory want to leave Nigeria?

7. What did Susan's mother-in-law do when Susan came into her marriage with two suitcases of old clothes?

8. Why did Bob's brother Ed receive a Bronze Star during World War II?

9. How was Aunt Baba when Adeline saw her in March, 1994?

10. What advice did Father give Adeline when he and Niang visited California when she was married to Byron?

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