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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3—Pages 244-283.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the soldiers know to look for Yuan?
(a) Ai-lan accidentally told a soldier.
(b) The maid gave them his description and name.
(c) They overheard Yuan talking about the cause with Meng.
(d) Yuan's teacher turned him in.

2. What does the teacher's daughter do when they attend church?
(a) She prays enthusiastically.
(b) She spends more time socializing than worshipping.
(c) She coldly stares straight ahead.
(d) She is more interested in showing off her clothes than worshipping.

3. What has Wang the Tiger chosen for Yuan?
(a) A new horse.
(b) A wife.
(c) A new home.
(d) A new school.

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

5. Who does not talk when Yuan meets the rest of the family?
(a) Sheng.
(b) Ai-lan's mother.
(c) Meng.
(d) Ai-lan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Yuan careful about what he tells his new friend Jim?

2. What does Ai-lan point out about Yuan?

3. Which character says, "who is not selfish? We are all selfish"?

4. How does Yuan respond to his father's reaction to his appearance?

5. How long does Yuan live in the earthen house before his father's people find him?

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