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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. 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 sits outside to think it over.
(c) He sits with his father and discusses a trip.
(d) He flees on horseback.

2. Why does Ai-lan dance with people she doesn't want to dance with?
(a) She is desperate for a husband.
(b) She doesn't want to be rude.
(c) It is forbidden for women to turn down a dance.
(d) She enjoys the company of strangers.

3. Who's friend is Wu Li-yang?
(a) Yuan's uncle.
(b) Yuan.
(c) Sheng.
(d) Meng.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Yuan live in the earthen house before his father's people find him?

2. How old is Meng?

3. What is Yuan afraid of while he is living with Ai-lan and her mother?

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

5. What does Ai-lan's mother want Yuan to do?

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