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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1—Pages 101-136.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Meng?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Twenty-one.

2. What does Yuan's "mother" want to ask Yuan's father?
(a) To keep Ai-lan safe.
(b) To come live with them in the city.
(c) To protect Yuan.
(d) To free him from a prearranged marriage.

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

4. What is Meng's occupation?
(a) Shopkeeper.
(b) Warlord.
(c) Revolutionary
(d) Poet.

5. What does Yuan burn before the soldiers come to raid the houses?
(a) A childhood momento.
(b) A letter from the maid.
(c) A letter from his father.
(d) A book about the revolutionary cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Yuan feel about the maid?

2. What is Yuan's inner struggle?

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

4. What does Yuan do as he watches his father warm his hands by the fire?

5. Who is Wang the Landlord?

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