chinese cinderella notes
Chinese Cinderella Study Questions (Chapter 1-11)
Chapter 1 (pgs. 1-3)
1. When does this story begin? Autumn, 1941
2. What is Adeline’s great accomplishment in this chapter? She was top of the class.
3. What is Aunt Baba like? Really kind, however very secretive about her sister.
4. What does Aunt Baba keep in her safe deposit box? Why? Jade Bracelet, Pearl Necklace and A diamond watch because they are her ‘treasures’.
5. How did Adeline’s mom die? She died giving birth to Adeline.
6. Why is Adeline bad luck? Because when she was born her mother died.
Memoir: Write about a memory you have when you had a great accomplishment at school. In my year six class, I went from a B to an A in SOSE.
Chapter 2 (pgs. 4-6)
1. How many siblings does Adeline have? What are they like? 7 and they all neglect Adeline.
2. Describe Niang. She’s 17 years old, she’s French with thick wavy hair, dark brown eyes and prefect curls. She wore French couture and expensive jewelry and perfume.
3. What does Adeline call her grandparents? Ye Ye and Nai Nai
4. What country occupies Tianjin? Japan
Memoir: Share a memory you have about a special relationship you have with a relative, similar to Aunt Baba and Adeline. Half of my family lives in Russia so I don’t really have any close relationships with family members.
Chapter 3 (pgs. 7-11)
1. Explain what happened to Nai Nai’s feet. Nai Nai had bound feet, because in China people were forced to bound them to keep them small, because big feet were considered ugly.
2. How does second brother treat Adeline? He always treated her poorly, say harsh things to her and take her things when no-one was looking.
3. What is Big Brother’s personality like? He was nice however, every now and then he changed and became naughty.
4. How about third brother? The same as Big Brother.
5. What is Big Sister like? She’s the same as Second Brother, she’d steal Adeline’s belongings.
6. How do you perceive Niang’s birth children in this story?
Chapter 1 (pgs. 1-3)
1. When does this story begin? Autumn, 1941
2. What is Adeline’s great accomplishment in this chapter? She was top of the class.
3. What is Aunt Baba like? Really kind, however very secretive about her sister.
4. What does Aunt Baba keep in her safe deposit box? Why? Jade Bracelet, Pearl Necklace and A diamond watch because they are her ‘treasures’.
5. How did Adeline’s mom die? She died giving birth to Adeline.
6. Why is Adeline bad luck? Because when she was born her mother died.
Memoir: Write about a memory you have when you had a great accomplishment at school. In my year six class, I went from a B to an A in SOSE.
Chapter 2 (pgs. 4-6)
1. How many siblings does Adeline have? What are they like? 7 and they all neglect Adeline.
2. Describe Niang. She’s 17 years old, she’s French with thick wavy hair, dark brown eyes and prefect curls. She wore French couture and expensive jewelry and perfume.
3. What does Adeline call her grandparents? Ye Ye and Nai Nai
4. What country occupies Tianjin? Japan
Memoir: Share a memory you have about a special relationship you have with a relative, similar to Aunt Baba and Adeline. Half of my family lives in Russia so I don’t really have any close relationships with family members.
Chapter 3 (pgs. 7-11)
1. Explain what happened to Nai Nai’s feet. Nai Nai had bound feet, because in China people were forced to bound them to keep them small, because big feet were considered ugly.
2. How does second brother treat Adeline? He always treated her poorly, say harsh things to her and take her things when no-one was looking.
3. What is Big Brother’s personality like? He was nice however, every now and then he changed and became naughty.
4. How about third brother? The same as Big Brother.
5. What is Big Sister like? She’s the same as Second Brother, she’d steal Adeline’s belongings.
6. How do you perceive Niang’s birth children in this story?