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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1—Pages 70-101.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotions are on the faces of the villagers as Yuan is leaving?
(a) Relief and joy.
(b) Sorrow and regret.
(c) Fear and anxiety.
(d) Pride and admiration.

2. What makes Yuan feel trapped?
(a) His father's controlling love.
(b) His lack of education.
(c) His lack of money.
(d) His mother's lack of confidence in him.

3. Which of the following is a common theme throughout the first part of the book?
(a) Being scared of war.
(b) Running from one's self.
(c) Family pride.
(d) Dealing with the absence of a father.

4. What does Ai-lan point out about Yuan?
(a) That he is old-fashioned.
(b) That he is very naive.
(c) That he lacks education to work in the city.
(d) That his demeanor is very similar to his father's.

5. In Chapter 1 when Yuan is laying awake, what is he thinking about?
(a) Deciding what to do about his horse.
(b) Whether or not his father has figured out where he's gone.
(c) Whether or not he should go back home.
(d) Going back to school to complete his education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character looks at the rich and fat with disdain?

2. How does Yuan feel about the maid?

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

4. Who built the earthen house that Yuan stays?

5. What do the two women come to tell Yuan about his father?

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