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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3—Pages 244-283.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yuan burn before the soldiers come to raid the houses?
(a) A letter from his father.
(b) A letter from the maid.
(c) A childhood momento.
(d) A book about the revolutionary cause.

2. Which character says, "who is not selfish? We are all selfish"?
(a) Yuan.
(b) Meng.
(c) Jim.
(d) Sheng.

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

4. What social change has occurred since Yuan left for the United States?
(a) People no longer abandon their female children.
(b) Women can go to school.
(c) Women are not forced to marry.
(d) There are no more poor people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Yuan when he arrives in America?

2. What does Wu do when a beggar reaches out to him?

3. Who does Yuan ask to reveal the truth about the bad news in his hometown?

4. How does Yuan show a lack of courtesy towards the old tenants, besides inviting himself into their home?

5. At the family meeting to discuss the marriage, why do the elders say only very little?

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