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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. What nationalities were Jeanne's parents?

2. What was the name of James' wife?

3. How much of her salary did Aunt Baba give Ye Ye?

4. How many of the boarders at Sacred Heart were almost orphans?

5. How much money was Lydia given for her dowry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ren Yong-ping's background?

2. What happened to Adeline's duckling?

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Adeline fear Edgar the most?

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

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

10. How and why did Mis Chien try to curry Aunt Baba's favor after Joseph and Niang left for Hong Kong with their children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Adeline knew that her future was in Niang's hands. Discuss Niang's plans for Adeline's future and how Adeline was able to alter that future.

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