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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 far was the eastern side of Grand Aunt's hometown from the Pacific Ocean?

2. What nationalities were Jeanne's parents?

3. What color bedspread was Lydia given when she moved down to the first floor?

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

5. What was the name of Adeline's friend who sat on Adeline's left at meals?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Niang and Father tell Lydia that she had to marry?

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

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

6. Where did Adeline, her siblings, and her stepmother gather for the reading of Joseph's will?

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

8. Why did Hwa Chong Hong leave Tianjin in 1926?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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