What Happened In August 1945 That Changed Adeline's Life
Chinese Cinderella Study Questions (Chapter 1-11)
Chapter 1 (pgs. 1-3)
1. When does this story begin?
2. What is Adeline’s great accomplishment in this chapter?
3. What is Aunt Baba like?
4. What does Aunt Baba keep in her safe deposit box? Why?
5. How did Adeline’s mom die?
6. Why is Adeline bad luck?
Memoir: Write about a memory you have when you had a great accomplishment at school.
Chapter 2 (pgs. 4-6)
1. How many siblings does Adeline have? What are they like?
2. Describe Niang.
3. What does Adeline call her grandparents?
4. What country occupies Tianjin?
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Chapter 10 (pgs 56-71)
1. What is Wu Chen-mei like?
2. How do Adeline and Wu Chen-mei help each other?
3. What happened in August 1945 that changed Adeline’s life?
4. What book changed Adeline’s life? Why?
5. Why doesn’t Adeline tell her friend about her family life?
6. What was life like when Niang, father, and their other children were back in Tianjin? Explain.
7. What does third brother mean when he says that he is a “cold fish”?
8. What special award does Adeline win in this chapter?
9. How do Adeline’s brothers award her for her accomplishment?
Memoir: Tell a story about a time when you helped someone overcome something.
Chapter 11 (pgs 72-84)
1. Who is PLT?
2. How does PLT protect Adeline?
3. What happens between Jackie and Adeline?
4. How does Adeline feel about eating duck? Why?
5. What happens to PLT at the end of the chapter? Explain.
6. Explain Adeline and Third Brother’s relationship.
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What did Father and Niang set up for Big Sister that she agreed to?
2. How does Adeline feel about this? Does she want this to happen to her?
3. What did Niang keep for herself?
4. What did Father order Adeline’s three older brothers to do? How did they feel about this?
5. Compare how three older brothers were dressed and Adeline compared to Little Brother and Little Sister.
6. What did Niang end up wearing to the wedding?
7. When was the first time Big Sister was kind to Adeline? Why?
8. What did Big Sister tell Niang? How did it end?
Memoir: Tell a story about a time that you thought you were doing something good, but then it seemed to backfire on your.
Chapter 13 (pgs 97-104)
1. What does Wu Chun-mei want Adeline to do that she has never done before? Why couldn’t Adeline do
Chapter 1 (pgs. 1-3)
1. When does this story begin?
2. What is Adeline’s great accomplishment in this chapter?
3. What is Aunt Baba like?
4. What does Aunt Baba keep in her safe deposit box? Why?
5. How did Adeline’s mom die?
6. Why is Adeline bad luck?
Memoir: Write about a memory you have when you had a great accomplishment at school.
Chapter 2 (pgs. 4-6)
1. How many siblings does Adeline have? What are they like?
2. Describe Niang.
3. What does Adeline call her grandparents?
4. What country occupies Tianjin?
Memoir: Share a memory you have about a special relationship you have with a relative, similar to Aunt Baba …show more content…
Chapter 10 (pgs 56-71)
1. What is Wu Chen-mei like?
2. How do Adeline and Wu Chen-mei help each other?
3. What happened in August 1945 that changed Adeline’s life?
4. What book changed Adeline’s life? Why?
5. Why doesn’t Adeline tell her friend about her family life?
6. What was life like when Niang, father, and their other children were back in Tianjin? Explain.
7. What does third brother mean when he says that he is a “cold fish”?
8. What special award does Adeline win in this chapter?
9. How do Adeline’s brothers award her for her accomplishment?
Memoir: Tell a story about a time when you helped someone overcome something.
Chapter 11 (pgs 72-84)
1. Who is PLT?
2. How does PLT protect Adeline?
3. What happens between Jackie and Adeline?
4. How does Adeline feel about eating duck? Why?
5. What happens to PLT at the end of the chapter? Explain.
6. Explain Adeline and Third Brother’s relationship.
Memoir: Tell a story of a time when you were sad and thought you would not overcome it but then you …show more content…
What did Father and Niang set up for Big Sister that she agreed to?
2. How does Adeline feel about this? Does she want this to happen to her?
3. What did Niang keep for herself?
4. What did Father order Adeline’s three older brothers to do? How did they feel about this?
5. Compare how three older brothers were dressed and Adeline compared to Little Brother and Little Sister.
6. What did Niang end up wearing to the wedding?
7. When was the first time Big Sister was kind to Adeline? Why?
8. What did Big Sister tell Niang? How did it end?
Memoir: Tell a story about a time that you thought you were doing something good, but then it seemed to backfire on your.
Chapter 13 (pgs 97-104)
1. What does Wu Chun-mei want Adeline to do that she has never done before? Why couldn’t Adeline do