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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. Who is Ai-lan?
(a) Yuan's grandmother.
(b) Yuan's sister.
(c) Yuan's former classmate.
(d) Yuan's mother.

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

3. How does Yuan show a lack of courtesy towards the old tenants, besides inviting himself into their home?
(a) He invites others into their home.
(b) He demands they give him money.
(c) He takes their one and only horse.
(d) He eats from their sparse food supply.

4. How does Yuan feel about arranged marriage?
(a) He is proud of his father's choice.
(b) He accepts it and becomes excited.
(c) He understands it, but is still angry at his father.
(d) He despises it and vows to never talk to his father again.

5. What does Yuan do as he watches his father warm his hands by the fire?
(a) He hands his father a note he has written.
(b) He grasps his father's hands tightly.
(c) He almost reaches out to touch them but decides against it.
(d) He turns away because he can't bear to look at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Meng's occupation?

2. What is Yuan's father wearing when he returns from his absence in Chapter 1?

3. What makes Yuan feel trapped?

4. How does Yuan travel to the coastal city?

5. What is Yuan still searching for?

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