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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 horse.
(b) A new school.
(c) A wife.
(d) A new home.

2. What do the two women come to tell Yuan about his father?
(a) He is getting married.
(b) He is ill.
(c) He has attempted to commit suicide.
(d) He was injured during a fight.

3. What does Ai-lan point out about Yuan?
(a) That he is very naive.
(b) That he is old-fashioned.
(c) That he lacks education to work in the city.
(d) That his demeanor is very similar to his father's.

4. What does Yuan do in response to his father arranging a marriage for him?
(a) He convinces his father that it's a bad idea.
(b) He flees on horseback.
(c) He sits outside to think it over.
(d) He sits with his father and discusses a trip.

5. What is Yuan still searching for?
(a) A new home.
(b) True love.
(c) Freedom.
(d) His father's acceptance.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Ai-lan?

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

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

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