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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 Adeline's father die?

2. At what restaurant was Adeline allowed to eat in Chapter 8?

3. How old was Jeanne when she married Joseph?

4. Where were the nuns from who ran Sacred Heart Convent School and Orphanage?

5. In what type of cemetery was Joseph buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did James survive life with his stepmother?

2. Why did the other girls begin to overlook Adeline's poverty?

3. What did Lydia and Samuel do when Father ordered them to move out of his house in Tianjin?

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

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

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

7. What sibling was absent from the reading of the will and not listed in Joseph's obituary?

8. How did Lydia's brothers and half brother dress for the wedding?

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 2

The title of the book is "Falling Leaves." Discuss the title of the book and why Adeline was a falling leaf that returned to her roots.

Essay Topic 3

Franklin contracted a type of polio and died. Discuss Franklin's death and how it changed Joseph and Niang and their relationship with one another.

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