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Chinese cinderella - biography of Adeline Yen-Mah

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adeline wrote 2 books - one is Chinese Cinderella, the other is

a)

Cinderella, the true story

b)

Falling away

c)

Falling leaves

d)

Chinese Cinderella part 2

2.

Adeline was the ________________daughter in her family.

a)

eldest

b)

second

c)

youngest

d)

fifth

3.

Her mother died ________ days after Adeline was born.

a)

14 days

b)

15 days

c)

20 days

d)

10 days

4.

Her stepmother Niang is a ____________lady.

a)

English

b)

Shanghainese

c)

Eurasian

d)

European

5.

Who brought her up in her younger days after her mother's death?

a)

her father

b)

Aunt Baba

c)

her father's mother

d)

Niang

6.

Who is Ye Ye?

a)

her uncle

b)

her granduncle

c)

her great granduncle

d)

her grandfather

7.

What was the name of the boarding school she was first sent to?

a)

Canossian convent

b)

St Joseph

c)

St John

d)

Ave Maria

8.

Where did her family go when she was sent to the boarding school?

a)

holiday in Beijing

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Macau

d)

Shanghai

9.

What sickness struck Adeline that she had to be hospitalized?

a)

Malaria

b)

High fever

c)

Pneumonia

d)

Luekemia

10.

Which brother was sent to England to study that made Adeline wished her father would also do that to her?

a)

2nd brother

b)

3rd brother

c)

4th brother

d)

1st brother

11.

Where did Adeline come across about the playwriting competition?

a)

in school

b)

in the newspaper

c)

in the library

d)

in a magazine

12.

Who did she dedicate the play she wrote to?

a)

Aunt Baba

b)

PLT

c)

Ye Ye

d)

her mother

13.

What was her prize?

a)

a trophy and a trip to England

b)

a trophy and 50 pounds cash reward

c)

a trophy and 100 pounds cash reward

d)

a trophy, a trip to England and 50 pounds cash reward

14.

Why did her father finally agreed to send her to England to study?

a)

he felt guilty

b)

he was proud of her winning

c)

he was proud to have a daughter

d)

he just suddenly changed his mind without reason

15.

Adeline was allowed to study overseas on condition she...

a)

pays back her father when she graduated

b)

obeys Niang without question

c)

takes up medical study

d)

takes up writing