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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 former classmate.
(b) Yuan's grandmother.
(c) Yuan's sister.
(d) Yuan's mother.

2. How does Yuan respond to his father's reaction to his appearance?
(a) He reacts calmly and wants to talk to his father.
(b) He is angry and reacts aggressively.
(c) He's happy to see his dad despite his unexpected absence.
(d) He is scared and doesn't understand his father's reaction.

3. How does Yuan travel to the coastal city?
(a) He finds a group to travel with.
(b) On foot.
(c) By horse.
(d) By train.

4. What does Yuan immediately become aware of when he enters the coastal city?
(a) That people are very suspicious of his prescence.
(b) The streets are filthy.
(c) The differences between rich and poor.
(d) The women are treated different.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yuan do to get the money to travel to the coastal city?

2. Why does Yuan decide to stay at the old tenant's home?

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

4. What makes Yuan feel trapped?

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

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