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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. What has Wang the Tiger chosen for Yuan?
(a) A new school.
(b) A new horse.
(c) A wife.
(d) A new home.

2. What does Yuan discover in his father's room?
(a) His father has left him a large sum of money.
(b) That his father is not there.
(c) The room is completely empty of all furniture.
(d) His mother is waiting for him there.

3. Despite outward appearances, how does Yuan feel about his father?
(a) He strives to be just like him.
(b) He is proud of his hard work.
(c) He despises him.
(d) He admires him.

4. What does Ai-lan say she will teach Yuan to do?
(a) Read.
(b) Be independent.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing.

5. When he's in the countryside, what does Yuan decide to do after he receives news about his father?
(a) He returns home.
(b) He stays in the countryside.
(c) He continues on his journey.
(d) He returns to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of Yuan's father?

2. Who says, "almost I understand how sons kill their fathers in these days"?

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

4. Why does Yuan's father claim to have spared the lives of 173 men?

5. Which of the following is a common theme throughout the first part of the book?

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