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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Yuan's teacher, why can't Yuan explain the meaning of his poem?
(a) Yuan is too ashamed.
(b) Yuan completely lacks writing talent.
(c) Yuan doesn't have enough life experiences.
(d) Yuan is not clear on the meaning himself.

3. How does Yuan show a lack of courtesy towards the old tenants, besides inviting himself into their home?
(a) He demands they give him money.
(b) He invites others into their home.
(c) He takes their one and only horse.
(d) He eats from their sparse food supply.

4. When Yuan attends the secret meeting, how is he regarded by the rest of the members?
(a) They purposely ignore him.
(b) They are immediately happy to have him.
(c) They are too busy to notice him.
(d) They are immediately suspicious of him.

5. What does Yuan notice about his "lady mother" when they eat dinner?
(a) She has very few table manners.
(b) She can keep Ai-lan quiet without saying a word.
(c) She is timid and seems to fear speaking up.
(d) She likes to talk about the work the revolutionaries are doing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Yuan's favorite subject to learn about?

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

4. Why doesn't Yuan want to wear his hat when he gets it back from the white man?

5. What causes Yuan to remain solitary when he's in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Yuan befriends the farmer who teaches him to use the hoe, why does he keep the relationship a secret?

2. When Yuan is sitting by his ill father at the fire, what causes Yuan to start to resent him again?

3. After he finds out his father is sick, why do the guards accompany Yuan back to his father's home?

4. What does Yuan do while he is in the countryside?

5. Why does Yuan seem to despise the American people?

6. What finally pushes Yuan to join the cause?

7. Why does Yuan sometimes make his homeland seem more perfect than it is?

8. How is danger for the revolutionaries foreshadowed when Yuan, Ai-lan, and the lady mother are on the way to meet Yuan's uncle?

9. How do the villagers respond to Yuan leaving the countryside?

10. Why is Yuan so proud to call Ai-lan's mother his own mother?

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