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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Adeline as she is eating her fruit?
(a) Big Sister reaches out and slaps her.
(b) Her stepmother begins to scream at her.
(c) Her father singles her out for the first time.
(d) She begins to choke.

2. Who notices the change in Adeline's uniform first?
(a) Big Sister.
(b) Third Brother.
(c) Niang.
(d) Second Brother.

3. What injury does Big Sister have?
(a) She is missing fingers on her left hand.
(b) She is dyslexic.
(c) She has a clubbed foot.
(d) Her left arm was paralyzed from a birth injury.

4. How long has Adeline been in school at the start of Chapter 1?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

5. Why is Grandmother Nai Nai in pain at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) She has broken her arm.
(b) Her feet were bound as a child, causing her never-ending pain.
(c) She has broken her hip.
(d) She has broken her back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Adeline not like to sit next to Second Brother?

2. How much younger is Niang than Adeline's father?

3. Why did mothers bind their little girls' feet?

4. How long have bound feet been a tradition in China?

5. How many fruit pieces does Adeline receive?

(see the answer key)

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