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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. What does the maid write in her letter to Yuan?
(a) That she desperately wants to marry him.
(b) That she will meet him at the pleasure house.
(c) That he must join the revolutionaries.
(d) That she loves him but doesn't need marriage.

2. Why does Yuan dislike the 17-year-old daughter of the landlady?
(a) She has not been properly educated.
(b) She is lazy and messy.
(c) She dresses to gain the attention of men.
(d) She is very loud.

3. What is Yuan's father wearing when he returns from his absence in Chapter 1?
(a) Stolen shoes.
(b) A revolutionary's uniform.
(c) Muddy boots.
(d) A curtain-like robe.

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

5. How does Yuan feel about the maid?
(a) He wants to marry her.
(b) He wants to spend more time with her.
(c) He does not love her.
(d) He wants her to meet his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Yuan have trouble finding somebody to rent him a room?

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

3. Why does Yuan's father claim to have spared the lives of 173 men?

4. Who is Ai-lan?

5. How does Yuan feel about his studies?

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