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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. When were all Chinese to turn in their old banknotes, gold, silver, and foreign currency?
(a) September 30, 1948.
(b) November 2, 1948.
(c) October 12, 1948.
(d) December 3, 1948.

2. How far was the eastern side of Grand Aunt's hometown from the Pacific Ocean?
(a) 35 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

3. How much of her salary did Aunt Baba give Ye Ye?
(a) 3/4.
(b) 1/4.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 1/2.

4. When Ye Ye married, how old was his bride?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 19.

5. What did Samuel Sung study at the university?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Law.
(c) Business.
(d) Engineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of top was on the large, oval table that Adeline, her siblings, and her stepmother gathered around?

2. When did Ye Ye die?

3. How old was the corpse that Adeline and her dissection partner worked on?

4. How much money had Baba given Adeline that Adeline intended to use for a school mate's birthday present?

5. How old was Adeline when two events occurred that worsened her relationship with Niang?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in 1939 when dikes on the Yellow River were deliberately dynamited?

2. What were the burial rites for Adeline's grandmother?

3. How and why did Mis Chien try to curry Aunt Baba's favor after Joseph and Niang left for Hong Kong with their children?

4. Why did the other girls begin to overlook Adeline's poverty?

5. Why was it unusual that Ye Ye would have to negotiate with Niang for their allowance?

6. How were legal cases tried during the late 19th century in China?

7. What was Hong Kong like in 1949?

8. Why did Niang and Father tell Lydia that she had to marry?

9. Why did Hwa Chong Hong leave Tianjin in 1926?

10. How did Adeline get out of Tianjin and to Hong Kong?

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