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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1—Pages 46-70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Yuan live in the earthen house before his father's people find him?
(a) Six days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two weeks.

2. What does Yuan do to get the money to travel to the coastal city?
(a) He steals from a beggar.
(b) He sells his clothes.
(c) He gets money from his father.
(d) He sells his horse.

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

4. What does Yuan's "mother" think he should do about his father?
(a) Contact him to tell him where he is.
(b) Go home to make sure he is still alive.
(c) Send a guard to his home to kill him.
(d) Forget that he exists and stay in the city.

5. What word is considered a dangerous one in the city?
(a) Writer.
(b) Warlord.
(c) Revolutionary.
(d) Poet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ai-lan's mother want Yuan to watch over Ai-lan?

2. What does Yuan notice about his "lady mother" when they eat dinner?

3. Despite outward appearances, how does Yuan feel about his father?

4. What does Yuan immediately become aware of when he enters the coastal city?

5. Who is Ai-lan?

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