View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1—Pages 27-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yuan do in response to his father arranging a marriage for him?
(a) He sits with his father and discusses a trip.
(b) He convinces his father that it's a bad idea.
(c) He flees on horseback.
(d) He sits outside to think it over.

2. What time is it when Yuan arrives at his father's house?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Evening.
(c) Late night.
(d) Early afternoon.

3. How long does Yuan live in the earthen house before his father's people find him?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Six days.
(d) Six months.

4. Why does Yuan claim he cannot join the revolutionaries?
(a) His father would disapprove.
(b) He doesn't have the right uniform.
(c) He could never kill a man.
(d) He doesn't believe a revolution is necessary.

5. Who says, "almost I understand how sons kill their fathers in these days"?
(a) Ai-lan's mother.
(b) Yuan's sister.
(c) Yuan's father.
(d) Yuan.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he's in the countryside, what does Yuan decide to do after he receives news about his father?

2. What is Yuan still searching for?

3. What do Yuan's reasons for staying at the home of the old tenants demonstrate?

4. Why does Yuan's father claim to have spared the lives of 173 men?

5. What is the occupation of Yuan's father?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 301 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample