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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2—Pages 184-199.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as having "the strangest shyness toward all females"?
(a) Ai-lan.
(b) Yuan.
(c) Sheng.
(d) Wang the Tiger.

2. What is Meng's occupation?
(a) Warlord.
(b) Poet.
(c) Shopkeeper.
(d) Revolutionary

3. How does Yuan feel when he wears his new clothes and looks in the mirror?
(a) He is self-conscious.
(b) He is ashamed.
(c) He is proud.
(d) He is jealous of Ai-lan.

4. What is Wu Li-yang's occupation?
(a) Begger.
(b) Revolutionary.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Writer.

5. Why is Yuan careful about what he tells his new friend Jim?
(a) He wants Jim to think highly of his homeland.
(b) He doesn't want Jim to know he was part of the revolutionary groups.
(c) He is ashamed of the life he lived with his father.
(d) He is suspicious of Jim's motives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Yuan have trouble finding somebody to rent him a room?

2. How old is Yuan when he arrives in America?

3. Why do other students claim that Yuan is such a good student?

4. Why does Ai-lan's mother want Yuan to watch over Ai-lan?

5. What does Yuan try to convince Mary about those from his homeland?

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