Chinese Cinderella Chapters 1-12

Why is Adeline considered bad luck by her family?

• She is a girl.

• She is the youngest in the family.

• She was very close with Aunt Baba.

• While being born her mother died.

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What lines in the story support your answer to question 1?

• At the time of my birth, Big Sister was six and a half years old. My three brothers were five, four, and three.

• Though many Chinese parents still prefer sons, daughters are not so much despised.

• But then Mama dies giving birth to you. If you had never been born, Mama would still be alive. She died because of you.

• "How do you expect me to read this, my precious little treasure?" I knew she was pleased because she was smiling as she hugged me.

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What inference could be made about Adeline as a child?

• She likes to be the center of attention.

• She is very intelligent.

• She is the family favorite.

• She is bad luck for the family.

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What evidence in the story supports your answer to question 3?

• Mother Agnes suddenly called my name in front of everyone. She announced that I had one a special award for wearing the weekly medal for more weeks than any other student.

• "Take that! Medal winner! Teacher's pet! Who do you think you are? Showing off week after week!" Big sister cried as she slapped me with her strong right hand.

• "How do you expect me to read this, my precious little treasure?" I knew she was pleased because she was smiling as she hugged me.

• But then Mama dies giving birth to you. If you had not been born, Mama would still be alive. She died because of you.

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Why did mothers bind their little girls' feet?

• It was not considered beautiful to men for women to have big feet.

• They thought it was better for their health.

• They thought women should develop arthritis.

• they did not want women to run or jump.

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What evidence from the story support the answer to question 5?

• "It hurt so badly I couldn't sleep. I screamed with pain and begged my mother to free my feet, but she wouldn't."

• "In my day, small feet were considered feminine and beautiful. if you had large, unbound feet, no man would marry you, this was the custom."

• "Just be thankful this horrible custom was done away with thirty years ago. Otherwise, your feet would be crippled and you wouldn't be able to run or jump either."

• "I had a pair of perfectly normal feet when I was born, but they maimed me on purpose and me lifelong arthritis so I would be attractive."

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Why did Father, followed by Niang and fourth brother mysteriously leave Tianjin in the story?

• Adeline was bad luck.

• The Japanese were after them.

• They had business to take care of in Shanghai.

• Tianjin was extremely dangerous.

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Select the evidence in the story that supports your answer to question 7.

• After the strangeness wore off, we weren't particularly bothered because Father travelled often on business.

• A few months later, our stepmother, Niang took our younger brother (fourth brother) and also left the house. Nobody knew where they went.

• But then Mama dies giving birth to you. If you had not been born, Mama would still be alive. She died because of you.

• Many Japanese men in business suits came to the house looking for him, even on Sundays. They came with Japanese bodyguards who wore surgical masks on their faces and carried scary-looking bayonets with big sharp knives at their tips.

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When YeYe took Big sister, Big Brother, Second Brother and Adeline to the railroad station, they were greeted by Father who informed them they were moving to Shanghai. What can we infer about their family based on the description of their new home?

• There were classes within the family.

• Father lost all his money.

• It was not in the French concession.

• Father was wealthy.

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Choose the evidence that supports your answer from question 9.

• "Here we are!" Father said, looking around proudly as we gawked in open-mouthed wonder at the Burgundy velvet couches, matching velvet curtains, and the thick woolen carpets partially covering a teak parquet floor.

• "The second floor is where your father and I, and your younger border and sister, have our rooms. You are not allowed to enter any of these rooms on our floor without our permission."

• Father's Shanghai house was on Avenue Joffre, deep in the heart of the French concession.

• As we climbed the stairs, Big Brother muttered,"To her, we are not separate people. Here we have to become one single unit known as all of you."

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