Chinese Cinderella Quizzes

Chinese Cinderella Quiz 1

By Nicolas P. Rossenblum · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed May 25, 2015

1 How old is Adeline at the beginning of the novel?

Four years old

Nine years old

Five years old

Seven years old
2 What is the name of the school Adeline attends in Hong Kong?

St. Lawrence Martyr

Christ the Redeemer

Sacred Heart

Saint Joseph's
3 What is the name of the leader of the People's Liberation Army?

Kim Il-Sung

Hu Jintao

Mao Zedong

Li Si
4 Who was the leader of the Nationalist Party?

Ch'en Chien-ju

Mao Fumei

Chiang Kai-shek

Mao Zedong
5 What is the english name of Adeline's Big Sister?

Elizabeth

Lydia

Mary

Linda
6 What is the english name of Adeline's Big Brother?

Gray

George

Grant

Gregory
7 What is the english name of Adeline's Third Brother?

Jim

Carl

Michael

James
8 What is the english name of Adeline's Second Brother?

Mark

James

Edgar

Thomas
9 What is the english name of Fourth Younger Brother?

Frank

Franklin

Fred

Florence
10 What does Niang tell Adeline after Ye Ye's funeral?

That she is no longer welcome

That she will now have Ye Ye's room

That she must get a job

That she respects her effort
11 What is the english name of Little Sister?

Alyssa

Susan

Camila

Silvia
12 Which one of these is NOT a language that Ye Ye predicts will remain in the future?

English

French

Spanish

Chinese
13 What does Niang demand from the children in exchange for tram fare?

A sincere apology denouncing Ye Ye's actions

Perfect grades

Healthier eating

More chores
14 What book is Adeline reading when she is surprised by her classmate and her mother in the library?

Moby Dick

Master and the Margarita

Romeo and Juliet

King Lear
15 How old is Niang when she marries Father?

25

21

14

17
16 What happens to the best presents Big Sister receives at her wedding?

Niang takes them

Big Sister's husband sells them

They are given to Ye Ye

They are given as an offering to the nearest Buddhist temple
17 For what holiday do the children receive new clothing?

Chinese Independence Day

Chinese New Year

Hinanatsuri

Yom Kippur
18 What was the name of the book that Adeline borrowed from her schoolfriend?

The Little Princess

The Tao of Pooh

The Secret Garden

Simple Magic Tricks
19 What was Niang’s nationality?

Japanese

French-Chinese

English

French
20 Who was invading Tianjin while Adeline boarded with the nuns?

The People's Liberation Army

United States Marines

The Japanese Army

The Nationalist Army
21 Which famous Shakespearean character does Adeline compare Ye Ye to?

MacBeth

King Lear

Horatio

Romeo
22 Who drove the rickshaw in Tianjin?

Chin-Meh

Ah-Mao

Sheng

Lin
23 What year does World War Two end?

1945

1952

1940

1933
24 Where does Aunt Baba put Adeline's report cards?

In the dresser

In her safe deposit box

In her closet

Under her bed
25 What happened to all the pictures of Adeline's mother?

Niang tore them all up

They decayed with age, since they were not preserved

Aunt Baba stole them all

Her father ordered that they be destroyed shortly after Nai Nai's funeral

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