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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4—Pages 312-353.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Mei-ling when Yuan returns to China from America?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Eighteen.

2. What does Yuan do on his first night in the capital?
(a) He writes a letter to his lady mother.
(b) He goes dancing with Meng.
(c) He writes a letter to Mei-ling.
(d) He and Meng get in a fight with two other men.

3. What is the occupation of Yuan's father?
(a) He is a writer.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is a warlord.
(d) He is a shopkeeper.

4. Who says, "idealism and enthusiasm are not the same thing"?
(a) The teacher's daughter.
(b) Sheng.
(c) Yuan.
(d) Yuan's teacher.

5. What does Yuan do in response to his father arranging a marriage for him?
(a) He sits with his father and discusses a trip.
(b) He flees on horseback.
(c) He sits outside to think it over.
(d) He convinces his father that it's a bad idea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Yuan look forward to the upcoming holidays?

2. What does Yuan discover in his father's room?

3. Who does Yuan describe as having the loudest laughter of everybody?

4. For how many days in a row does Yuan find his classroom empty of students?

5. How does Yuan's lady mother react to his proposal?

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