Answers for Chinese Cinderella -Chapter 9

Chapter 9 – Chinese New Year

Niang’s own Children
1. Dressed in western-styled clothes
Niang's stepchildren
1. wore traditional Chinese clothes
Niang's Own Children
2. 4th Brother had a fashionable haircut
Niang's Stepchildren
2. Adeline’s three brothers had their heads shaved bald
Niang's Own Children
3. Little Sister’s hair was combed nearly into 2 plaits
Niang's Stepchildren
3. Adeline and Big Sister had short, straight old fashioned hairstyles
Niang's Own Children
4. could order food at any time of the day
Niang's Stepchildren
4. restricted to 3 meals a day
Niang's Own Children
5. lived on 1st floor
Niang's Stepchildren
5. shared rooms on 2nd floor

1. tutor/nanny
2. 3
3. hunger strike
4. anonymous letter…Chinese
5. burnt
6. first…gifts, pocket money and outings with friends
10. ‘ Genius’ … perfect scholastic record…compositions and short stories.
11. horrors…unwanted daughter …death
12. worthless and ugly