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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2—Pages 137-161.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ai-lan's mother want Yuan to watch over Ai-lan?
(a) Ai-lan has angered a neighbor who wants to hurt her.
(b) Ai-lan is a poor student.
(c) She doesn't approve of the company Ai-lan keeps.
(d) Ai-lan is sick.

2. Why is Yuan careful about what he tells his new friend Jim?
(a) He is suspicious of Jim's motives.
(b) He wants Jim to think highly of his homeland.
(c) He doesn't want Jim to know he was part of the revolutionary groups.
(d) He is ashamed of the life he lived with his father.

3. Why does Yuan find himself hating tradition?
(a) It stifles creativity.
(b) It prevents him in finding true love.
(c) It is a tool used by his father to manipulate him.
(d) It takes away his freedom.

4. Which of the following is a common theme throughout the first part of the book?
(a) Being scared of war.
(b) Dealing with the absence of a father.
(c) Family pride.
(d) Running from one's self.

5. How long does Yuan plan to spend in America?
(a) Six years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Two years.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Yuan feel about arranged marriage?

2. When the soldiers arrive at Yuan's school, what are they searching for?

3. How does Yuan feel after thinking about the maid when he should be sleeping?

4. When Yuan attends the secret meeting, how is he regarded by the rest of the members?

5. At the family meeting to discuss the marriage, why do the elders say only very little?

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