SELF READ Chinese Cinderella Ch4

How did Nai Nai stop Big Sister from complaining?

• She told Big Sister it was her responsibility to walk Adaline to school

• She walked Adaline to school herself

• She told Ah Mao, the rickshaw puller, to start taking them to school

• Big Sister stopped complaining and walked Adaline after Nai Nai asked

Why did Father decide to purchase the rickshaw?

• He felt he needed one as his family had gotten bigger

• He preferred the rickshaw to walking if he needed to travel

• Niang really wanted one so he purchased one

• It was for Nai Nai’s birthday so she could visit friends and play mah-jongg

Why does Adaline feel this way?

• t home she feels excluded because her siblings feel that she killed their mother and they see her as competition for their father’s affection while at school her classmates treat her as an equal and include her in all activities

• At home she feels excluded because her brothers are mean to her and her father does not care while at school the boys are nice to her and the teachers treat her fair

• At home she feels excluded because her parents do not like her  but do care if she does well in school; but at school the teachers enjoy her presence and genuinely want her to succeed

• She feels excluded at home because no one at home pays attention to her or cares what she does; while at school all the adults hold her to set expectations and push her to succeed

Why was Big Sister always the last to leave school?

• She was an over achiever and conferenced with her teachers every day in the afternoons

• She stayed afterschool everyday to complete her homework so she didn’t have to do it at home

• She was always the last to finish assignments for class

• She enjoyed having her friends notice that her rickshaw puller and little sister had to wait on her everyday

Why does Big Sister berate and talk down to Adaline when she does not answer the question?

• She is clearly smarter than Adaline and needs to reminder her of that fact

• She is threatened by Adaline as she keeps winning a medal to wear for hard work at school. It draws their father’s attention from Big Sister to Adaline

• She is afraid that Adaline will replace her as the best daughter. Big Sister is now afraid of becoming unwanted

• She thinks that yelling at Adaline will embarrass her into being subordinate and make her stop trying to be better

What was the only way for Adaline to get her father to notice her?

• Winning the medal every week and wearing it constantly

• Picking fights with Big Sister and Second Brother

• Making sure all her chores were done before anyone else

• Having good behavior reports every day from school

Why was Adaline disappointed on prize giving day?

• Big Sister had a stomach ache and couldn’t come to school that day

• No one had come to support or congratulate her

• Father said he was proud of her, but he wasn’t able to come because of a big meeting

• Aunt Baba had errands to run and had forgotten about the ceremony

Why had Ye Ye stopped third brother from kicking the newspaper with the Emperor’s face on it?

• Ye Ye did not want the Emperor disrespected

• Ye Ye was planning on reading the paper when third brother stole it to make a ball out of

• Everyone hated the Japanese but it turns out the adults were also scared of them

• The Japanese took offense to everything the Chinese did, so Ye Ye didn’t want to tempt the soldiers.

Why did the Japanese men show up to Adaline’s father’s house?

• They were making sure no one was kicking newspaper with the Emperor’s face on it

• It was a routine visit from the Japanese authorities

• They were inspecting every house to ensure they were being respected

• They were demanding to become her father’s business partners

Why did the Japanese leave Adaline’s father’s business alone?

• He had disappeared and with no money being made they were no longer interested

• He had disappeared and they presumed him dead

• They saw the missing posters and kept their distance so they would not be blamed for the disappearance

• They felt it was not worth the hassle to take the business without the owner present