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WorksheetsChinese cinderella - biography of Adeline Yen-Mah
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Adeline wrote 2 books - one is Chinese Cinderella, the other is
Cinderella, the true story
Falling away
Falling leaves
Chinese Cinderella part 2
Adeline was the ________________daughter in her family.
eldest
second
youngest
fifth
Her mother died ________ days after Adeline was born.
14 days
15 days
20 days
10 days
Her stepmother Niang is a ____________lady.
English
Shanghainese
Eurasian
European
Who brought her up in her younger days after her mother's death?
her father
Aunt Baba
her father's mother
Niang
Who is Ye Ye?
her uncle
her granduncle
her great granduncle
her grandfather
What was the name of the boarding school she was first sent to?
Canossian convent
St Joseph
St John
Ave Maria
Where did her family go when she was sent to the boarding school?
holiday in Beijing
Hong Kong
Macau
Shanghai
What sickness struck Adeline that she had to be hospitalized?
Malaria
High fever
Pneumonia
Luekemia
Which brother was sent to England to study that made Adeline wished her father would also do that to her?
2nd brother
3rd brother
4th brother
1st brother
Where did Adeline come across about the playwriting competition?
in school
in the newspaper
in the library
in a magazine
Who did she dedicate the play she wrote to?
Aunt Baba
PLT
Ye Ye
her mother
What was her prize?
a trophy and a trip to England
a trophy and 50 pounds cash reward
a trophy and 100 pounds cash reward
a trophy, a trip to England and 50 pounds cash reward
Why did her father finally agreed to send her to England to study?
he felt guilty
he was proud of her winning
he was proud to have a daughter
he just suddenly changed his mind without reason
Adeline was allowed to study overseas on condition she...
pays back her father when she graduated
obeys Niang without question
takes up medical study
takes up writing
