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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 much money was Lydia given for her dowry?

2. How old was Samuel when he and Lydia married?

3. What is the date at the beginning of the book?

4. When did Grand Aunt establish her own bank?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Baba decide not to go to Hong Kong with Joseph?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why was it unusual that Ye Ye would have to negotiate with Niang for their allowance?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Adeline described her birth and her mother's death, she mentioned some facts that contributed to her mother's death. Discuss Adeline's birth and what contributed to her mother's death.

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

Grandmother died at the age of fifty-five. Discuss Grandmother's death and how it affected Adeline.

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