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

2. In Chapter 1 when Yuan is laying awake, what is he thinking about?
(a) Deciding what to do about his horse.
(b) Whether or not he should go back home.
(c) Going back to school to complete his education.
(d) Whether or not his father has figured out where he's gone.

3. Why does Yuan's father claim to have spared the lives of 173 men?
(a) Yuan's mother asked him to.
(b) For Yuan's sake.
(c) He lacked the manpower to kill all the men.
(d) He did not have sufficient time to kill them.

4. Why does Yuan decide to stay at the old tenant's home?
(a) His father is banned from the area.
(b) They have plenty of food to spare.
(c) He wants to work for them.
(d) It is almost empty.

5. Who says, "I cannot kill--I am not brave, I know"?
(a) Ai-lan's mother.
(b) Yuan's father.
(c) Yuan.
(d) Ai-lan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Wang the Tiger chosen for Yuan?

2. Who built the earthen house that Yuan stays?

3. What does Yuan do as he watches his father warm his hands by the fire?

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

5. What is Yuan still searching for?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 332 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample