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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. 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 turns away because he can't bear to look at him.
(c) He almost reaches out to touch them but decides against it.
(d) He grasps his father's hands tightly.

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

3. At what point does Yuan begin looking at women differently?
(a) When he dances with a woman for the first time.
(b) When he meets the maid.
(c) When he talks to Ai-lan's mother about his father.
(d) When he touches hands with the maid.

4. What does Yuan discover in his father's room?
(a) His father has left him a large sum of money.
(b) His mother is waiting for him there.
(c) That his father is not there.
(d) The room is completely empty of all furniture.

5. What does Yuan notice about his "lady mother" when they eat dinner?
(a) She has very few table manners.
(b) She can keep Ai-lan quiet without saying a word.
(c) She likes to talk about the work the revolutionaries are doing.
(d) She is timid and seems to fear speaking up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the letter Yuan receives from his father say?

2. What does Yuan's "mother" want to ask Yuan's father?

3. Who is the maid friends with?

4. What does Ai-lan say she will teach Yuan to do?

5. What is Sheng's occupation?

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