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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 many cinemas did Tianjin have?

2. What did Samuel Sung study at the university?

3. When were all Chinese to turn in their old banknotes, gold, silver, and foreign currency?

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

5. How old was Miss Chien when Joseph and Niang fled to Hong Kong?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was C. S. Tang?

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

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

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

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. Why did Adeline fear Edgar the most?

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

8. How did James survive life with his stepmother?

9. What did Father decide about Adeline's future after she won a play writing competition?

10. What happened when a group of girls from Adeline's school came to her house after Adeline became class president?

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

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 3

Ye Ye invested money in his son's company. Discuss how Ye Ye helped Joseph get his start and how Joseph repaid the favor.

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