Falling Leaves Chapter 8

5 Comments
1] Aunt Reine is Niangs older sister.

2] Victor, Adeline's cousin, was very nice to her.

3] Adeline went out to eat with her family for the first time in a while.

4] Adeline was being sent to a boarding school.

5] Niang was overcontrolling the family.

4 Questions
1] What does "coup de grace" mean?

2] Why was Uncle Jean [Niang's brother] so nice to Adeline, but Niang wasn't?

3] Why would Niang want to take Adeline out of a fancy restaurant?

4] Why was Niang suddenly nice?

3 Vocabulary
1] Pestilence: Virulent or contagious disease.

2] Erratic: Irrefular; odd.

3] Sporadic: Not regular.

2 Literary Terms
1] "No chinese was taught at the school." -Irony.

2] "Niang smiled and patted me fondly on the head." -Irony.

I Overview Sentence
Adeline is being sent to boarding school by Niang, which is also an orphanage.