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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Years earlier, which war had China lost?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Indian-Chinese war.
(c) The Opium War.
(d) World War II.

2. How does Adeline remember her telephone number?
(a) Through a numbers game she plays with Big Brother.
(b) She writes it on her hand.
(c) She copies it into her notebook each evening.
(d) She has a small copy of it in her pocket.

3. Why are the siblings mad about their new gift?
(a) They cannot actually have the gifts until Father sees their report cards.
(b) They didn't want anything from Niang.
(c) They wanted more.
(d) They complain there is obvious inequality shown between the children.

4. Why is Third Brother not traveling with them?
(a) He is not wanted.
(b) He has the measles.
(c) He has run away.
(d) He is being sent to military school.

5. Why are the brothers' haircuts much worse than the sisters'?
(a) They are forced to grow a ponytail.
(b) They have to wear it in the military style.
(c) They are forced to have long, curly locks.
(d) They are shaved bald in the style of Buddhist Monks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the siblings plan to do after they receive their gifts?

2. Who is the only person who cannot give in to beg for tram fare from Niang?

3. How many other siblings does Adeline have at the time of her mother's death?

4. Where does Aunt Baba place treasured items?

5. How does Second Brother react to Adeline's medal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Chinese New Year significant for Adeline and her family?

2. Why does Niang become enraged after Aunt Baba brings up the subject of money at the dinner table?

3. How were Grandmother Nai Nai's feet bound when she was a small child?

4. Who does Father remarry after their mother dies?

5. Why does Father give her a map and why is it significant?

6. Describe PLT's death.

7. Name three ways that Father and Niang institute their austerity program towards Adeline and her siblings (excluding Little Brother and Little Sister).

8. Where is Adeline's mother?

9. Why does the family consider Adeline to be bad luck?

10. How does Nai Nai die?

(see the answer keys)

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