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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 long is Adeline allowed to wear her medal?

2. Who notices the change in Adeline's uniform first?

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

4. How does Adeline describe her little sister when she arrives in Shanghai?

5. Who kills PLT?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Ye Ye take Adeline, Big Sister, Big Brother and Second Brother six weeks after Nai Nai's funeral?

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

4. What does Aunt Baba do whenever something bad happens to Adeline?

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

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

7. How do Second Brother and Big Sister react to Adeline's medal at the dinner table?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Adeline believes her siblings never forgive her for the death of their mother. Cite specific examples that demonstrate her siblings' dislike of her and instances where they break from their typical treatment of her.

Essay Topic 2

Niang can be considered the major source of Adeline's strife and unhappiness throughout the novel. Name 4 instances where she and Niang directly confront one another. How does Adeline handle the situation? How does Niang handle the situation? Why do you think each reacts in the way that they do?

Essay Topic 3

Niang treats her own children vastly different from Adeline and her siblings. Choose two siblings in addition to Adeline and describe how Niang treats them in specific situations. Compare and contrast her treatment of these characters to Little Brother and Little Sister. What, according to your personal thoughts, are her motivations for treating these children differently?

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