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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 286-296.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hong say sent his regards to Ye Pan?
(a) Wang Be.
(b) Lao Lu.
(c) Fei Qun.
(d) Chen.

2. What is Chen offered after his examinations?
(a) The governship of a province.
(b) A number of official positions.
(c) Two thousand gold pieces.
(d) A position in the Emperor's library.

3. Why do the two boys intend to go there?
(a) To find a bride for Chen.
(b) To light candles for their mother in the temple.
(c) So Chen can take the provincial exams.
(d) To find a bride for their younger sister.

4. What does Hong learn about Ye Pan?
(a) He is a barber.
(b) He lives very near their own village.
(c) He makes his own puppets.
(d) He passed the exams at the top of his class.

5. What does Chen tell Hong about the time of his captivity with the pirates?
(a) That they asked him to read to them.
(b) That they left him alone.
(c) That he was sometimes beaten by the pirates.
(d) That they fed him well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Meng Dafu gone?

2. Where are Hong and Chen housed in Beijing?

3. Where are the highest government exams taken?

4. Why does Chen meet secretly with Yuying?

5. What is one of the dangers of the river?

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