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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Niang stay in bed one time because of an argument with Father?

2. How many guests attended Lydia and Samuel's wedding?

3. What killed Ye Ye?

4. Where was Joseph buried?

5. How far was Sacred Heart primary school from Adeline's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Adeline fear Edgar the most?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who was C. S. Tang?

8. Why did Ye Ye say that Adeline was being sent to Tianjin rather than Hong Kong?

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

10. How did Adeline describe her grandfather Ye Ye in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James became his father's heir apparent, but paid a high price to do so. Discuss what it cost James to become his father's heir and do his father's bidding.

Essay Topic 2

Adeline knew that her future was in Niang's hands. Discuss Niang's plans for Adeline's future and how Adeline was able to alter that future.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Gregory's role in his father's business and why Gregory was dismissed and banished from Father's enterprises.

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