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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2—Pages 199-214.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the two Chinese brothers do that humiliates Yuan so much?
(a) They insult Yuan's father.
(b) They insult Mary.
(c) They put on a comedy act.
(d) They tell Mary that America is better than China.

2. What does Yuan burn before the soldiers come to raid the houses?
(a) A letter from his father.
(b) A book about the revolutionary cause.
(c) A letter from the maid.
(d) A childhood momento.

3. Who does Yuan describe as having the loudest laughter of everybody?
(a) The landlady's daughter.
(b) Mary.
(c) Ai-lan.
(d) The landlady.

4. What is Yuan's father wearing when he returns from his absence in Chapter 1?
(a) A curtain-like robe.
(b) Stolen shoes.
(c) Muddy boots.
(d) A revolutionary's uniform.

5. What does the teacher's daughter feel her father possesses?
(a) Idealism.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Kinship.
(d) Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Meng's occupation?

2. When Yuan is alone with the old tenants, why are they suspicious of his motives?

3. According to Yuan's teacher, why can't Yuan explain the meaning of his poem?

4. Who built the earthen house that Yuan stays?

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

(see the answer key)

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