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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. Why is Adeline considered bad luck by her family?

2. What do the other adults do when Niang reacts to her daughter?

3. What does Little Sister break during the chaos?

4. Which floor is where Father, Niang and her two children have their rooms?

5. Why is Grandmother Nai Nai in pain at the start of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name Adeline's siblings and their ages at the time of her birth.

2. What mysteriously happens shortly after the Japanese start to look for Father at his house?

3. Who does Father remarry after their mother dies?

4. How many children do Father and Niang have together?

5. Describe how the children plot against Niang and the final result of their actions.

6. Why does Aunt Baba say that she would like a job?

7. What does Adeline do that Niang says she will never forgive?

8. Describe the difference in clothing between Adeline and her siblings versus Little Brother and Little Sister's new clothing.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many definitions of family outside of a person's blood relatives. Does Adeline experience a family relationship in other instances in the novel? Name and cite specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

Father and Niang tell Adeline and her siblings that they want to teach them a lesson about austerity. Are they sincere in their actions? Why or why not? Is there a dichotomy between the children? Do Father and Niang live a life of austerity? Why or why not? Use specific examples to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

What role does Ye Ye play in the life of Adeline? What lessons does he teach her? What does he and Nai Nai represent for her? Write a complete essay outlining the various ways that Nai Nai and Ye Ye both contribute to Adeline's life and her understanding of the world at large.

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