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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. When did the Red Army triumphantly enter Shanghai?

2. When did Father, Niang, Franklin, and Susan leave for Hong Kong ahead of the Communists?

3. How much of her salary did Aunt Baba give Ye Ye?

4. What was the name of a play that Adeline wrote?

5. At what restaurant was Adeline allowed to eat in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why did Dr. Ting spurn an arranged marriage?

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

3. How did James survive life with his stepmother?

4. What happened when a group of girls from Adeline's school came to her house after Adeline became class president?

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

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

7. What business did Grand Aunt's eldest brother establish?

8. What sibling was absent from the reading of the will and not listed in Joseph's obituary?

9. How did Lydia's brothers and half brother dress for the wedding?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Gregory's role in his father's business and why Gregory was dismissed and banished from Father's enterprises.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Adeline's relationships with her siblings and how Niang interfered with the relationships that Adeline had with her siblings.

Essay Topic 3

Adeline married Byron six weeks after her arrival in America. Discuss the signs that indicated Adeline's marriage would end in divorce.

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