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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 word is considered a dangerous one in the city?
(a) Writer.
(b) Poet.
(c) Warlord.
(d) Revolutionary.

2. At what point does Yuan begin looking at women differently?
(a) When he talks to Ai-lan's mother about his father.
(b) When he touches hands with the maid.
(c) When he meets the maid.
(d) When he dances with a woman for the first time.

3. What is Yuan afraid of while he is living with Ai-lan and her mother?
(a) That his father will die without forgiving him.
(b) That Ai-lan is going to deceive him.
(c) That his father will send soldiers to bring him back home.
(d) That his father will try to kill him.

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

5. What is the occupation of the person Yuan befriends, but keeps a secret?
(a) Revolutionary.
(b) Shopkeeper.
(c) Writer.
(d) Farmer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1 when Yuan is laying awake, what is he thinking about?

3. How does Yuan feel about the maid?

4. How old is Meng?

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

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