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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1—Pages 27-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ai-lan?
(a) Yuan's mother.
(b) Yuan's sister.
(c) Yuan's former classmate.
(d) Yuan's grandmother.

2. Why does Yuan enjoy traveling alone?
(a) It refreshes his creativity.
(b) He is afraid of being controlled.
(c) He enjoys sight-seeing.
(d) It gives him time away from his father.

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

4. Who says, "I cannot kill--I am not brave, I know"?
(a) Yuan's father.
(b) Ai-lan's mother.
(c) Yuan.
(d) Ai-lan.

5. Why does Yuan claim he cannot join the revolutionaries?
(a) He doesn't believe a revolution is necessary.
(b) He could never kill a man.
(c) His father would disapprove.
(d) He doesn't have the right uniform.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ai-lan point out about Yuan?

2. How does Yuan travel to the coastal city?

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

4. Why are guards accompanying Yuan on his way back home?

5. When Yuan is alone with the old tenants, why are they suspicious of his motives?

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