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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 years did Grand Aunt work for the Bank of Shanghai?

2. In what type of cemetery was Joseph buried?

3. What nationalities were Jeanne's parents?

4. When was Hong Kong ceded to the British?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Adeline's duckling?

3. What were the burial rites for Adeline's grandmother?

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

5. What was Hong Kong like in 1949?

6. How did Adeline describe her father in the prologue?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adeline took a position that her father had secured for her. Discuss why Adeline took a position that her father had secured for her rather than a job she had found for herself.

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

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

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