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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3—Pages 215-244.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the maid do in response to Yuan's traditional behavior, such as bowing?
(a) She reprimands him for it.
(b) She tells him that he should reserve these courtesies for others.
(c) She ignores it.
(d) She thanks him for his courtesies.

2. Why does Sheng want go abroad and never return?
(a) He believes the poor people in foreign countries need more help.
(b) He doesn't want to fight for the common man.
(c) He doesn't believe a revolution is necessary.
(d) The rich people of the region disgust him.

3. What does Yuan notice about the way he is treated after he returns from America?
(a) Most people don't remember him.
(b) He is treated as an adult.
(c) He is still treated like a child.
(d) He is eyed very suspiciously.

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

5. Why do parents abandon the children that Yuan's "lady mother" runs a home for?
(a) The families were too poor to take care of them.
(b) They were not able to arrange marriages for them.
(c) They are girls.
(d) They are not healthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yuan discover about his uncle when he visits him after his return to China?

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

3. What is the occupation of the person Yuan befriends, but keeps a secret?

4. Why does Yuan suddenly despise the common men and beggars?

5. What does Yuan use the plot of land for?

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