Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah (Nonfiction book) Crossword

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  1. 2. Asian country that bombed Pearl Harbor
  2. 3. the name of the guy Big Sister was marryin //g. Hint:“Big Sister is only seventeen years old and ______ is already thirty-one, almost twice her age.” (pg. 86)
  3. 9. the game Wu Chun Mei and Adeline played together in recess (a rounded piece of cork with feathers stuck on top, *pg. 56*)
  4. 11. Big Sister declared to go on a ______ strike in order to get the family’s attention with Niang’s unfair treatment with the siblings. (Chapter 9: Chinese New Year).
  5. 12. “You’re always so impulsive and ______!” BIg Brother exclaimed critically. (Marple SAT vocab word & Chapter 9: Chinese New Year)
  6. 13. Leaves: Adeline Yen Mah’s first book.
  7. 15. Adeline’s grandpa (also means grandpa in chinese)
  8. 16. Aunt Reine’s daughter, nice.
  9. 17. Adeline’s favorite aunt (aunt who always loved Adeline and had a golden key necklace)
  10. 19. Choose one, PLT (her pet duck) lived or died?
  11. 20. Aunt Reine’s son, funny, nice.
  12. 21. 1st largest city in China
  13. 24. arrogantly superior and disdainful (was in Marple’s SAT vocab)
  14. 26. What did Niang keep for herself? (rhymes with ‘fade tendent’)
  15. 28. Adeline’s stepmother (the name she called her)
  16. 29. Adeline’s step-aunt (Niang’s older sister). Hint: “How big you’ve grown! Do you remember me? I am _____ ______ Schilling, your Niang’s older sister.”
  17. 30. Adeline Yen Mah’s Chinese name (from the book, not google. *pg.118, Chapter 14)(Y__ J____ L___)
  18. 32. the girl in Sacred Heart boarding school who always teased Adeline, was rumored to be the next head girl next year. (pg. 164-165, Chapter 18)
  19. 34. The culinary capital of Asia
  20. 36. the name of the book Adeline gifted to Victor, thanking him to accompany her. (Chapter 16, pg. 156)
  21. 38. What type of school did Adeline Yen Mah go to in Tianjin?
  22. 40. “Chinese Cinderella” by ________ Yen Mah.
Down
  1. 1. The name of Adeline’s boarding school she went to in Hong Kong. (Chapter 17, pg. 161).
  2. 4. What Chinese dumpling did Huang Mingxian create? (what is it called)
  3. 5. pet that Adeline first had (hint: yellow creature that goes quack quack)
  4. 6. most athletic classmate, Adeline's best friend in school in Shanghai.
  5. 7. new year celebrated in china where people wore red
  6. 8. 3 letter name for Adeline’s Pet Duck.
  7. 10. Chinese _________ is the artistic writing of Chinese characters, which combines visual art with literary meaning. (using ink and paper)
  8. 13. language in France–what they spoke in.
  9. 14. folk tale: princess/girl bullied by her stepsisters + evil stepmother (related to Adeline’s book)
  10. 18. the name of the girl who secretly gifted Adeline the boiled egg in Sacred Heart boarding school.
  11. 22. shock or excite (someone) into taking action. (Marple SAT vocab)
  12. 23. name of the dog who kept barking, was aggressive, hurt PLT (Adeline’s duck).
  13. 25. the ‘Mother’, or sister, who would call your number during breakfast in Sacred Heart boarding school.
  14. 27. The city where Adeline/the author was born in (6th largest city in China!)
  15. 31. Claudine Schilling was good at this board game. (Chapter 16, pg. 143,, they were in the ship looking for games)
  16. 33. The Great wall of _____.
  17. 35. Adeline feel _______.)
  18. 37. Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretal, Jack and the Beanstalk are all examples of a…
  19. 39. Adeline’s grandma (also means grandma in chinese)