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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: Boarding School in Tianjin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Adeline dropped off?
(a) At an orphanage in Hong Kong.
(b) At an orphanage in Beijing.
(c) At St. Joseph's in Tianjin.
(d) At St. Joseph's in Shanghai.

2. Which of these adjectives does NOT describe Big Sister and Adeline's haircuts?
(a) Short.
(b) Long.
(c) Straight.
(d) Old-fashioned.

3. Who greets Adeline when she awakens?
(a) Nancy Chen and her mother.
(b) Aunt Baba.
(c) Niang.
(d) Father.

4. Who sleeps in the bed next to Adeline at her new location?
(a) No one.
(b) Twins.
(c) Lei-lei.
(d) Wu Chen-mei.

5. How many people attend Big Sister's wedding?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Five hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Big Sister do to keep her gift from Grand Aunt?

2. How old is Big Sister when she is married?

3. Where does Father and Niang take Adeline?

4. Why are the brothers' haircuts much worse than the sisters'?

5. What does Niang demand from the children in exchange for tram fare?

(see the answer key)

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