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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. When did Ciang Kai-shek resign as President of the Republic?

2. When did Grand Aunt establish her own bank?

3. How many servants took care of Joseph's and Ren's household?

4. To what ages of children was a play writing competition open that Adeline entered?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did James survive life with his stepmother?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Adeline fear Edgar the most?

10. How and why did Dr. Ting spurn an arranged marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Adeline's relationships with her siblings and how Niang interfered with the relationships that Adeline had with her siblings.

Essay Topic 2

Joseph broke the Confucian bond of filial piety by the way that he treated his father after Joseph's mother died. Discuss filial piety and how Ye Ye suffered because of Joseph's lack of respect.

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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