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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. Where did Aunt Reine, Uncle Jean, and their family go after they left Hong Kong?
2. On the train, how long a journey was it for Aunt Baba to go from Shanghai to Tianjin?
3. When did Adeline develop pneumonia?
4. How much money had Baba given Adeline that Adeline intended to use for a school mate's birthday present?
5. How many eggs did Gregory use to make an omelet when Father and Niang went to Tianjin?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Baba decide not to go to Hong Kong with Joseph?
2. Why did Ye Ye say that Adeline was being sent to Tianjin rather than Hong Kong?
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. Why did Adeline fear Edgar the most?
6. What happened in 1939 when dikes on the Yellow River were deliberately dynamited?
7. How and why did Mis Chien try to curry Aunt Baba's favor after Joseph and Niang left for Hong Kong with their children?
8. Why was it unusual that Ye Ye would have to negotiate with Niang for their allowance?
9. What did Father decide about Adeline's future after she won a play writing competition?
10. How did Adeline describe her father in the prologue?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the height of the Chinese Civil War, Father and Niang took Adeline to Tianjin. Discuss why it was dangerous to be in Tianjin at that time and why and how Adeline escaped Tianjin.
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
Adeline broke off her relationship with Karl and returned to Hong Kong. Discuss Adeline's relationship with Karl and why she had to leave to end it.
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