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

2. Why does Ai-lan dance with people she doesn't want to dance with?
(a) She doesn't want to be rude.
(b) She enjoys the company of strangers.
(c) It is forbidden for women to turn down a dance.
(d) She is desperate for a husband.

3. What has happened to Yuan's plot of land?
(a) The maid has been waiting there for him.
(b) The farmer is still planting on it.
(c) It's been developed into a busy area.
(d) The harvest is doing well.

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

5. When does Yuan realize that social change has occurred?
(a) When he reads Sheng's poetry.
(b) When his father dies.
(c) When Mei-ling compliments his robes.
(d) When Mei-ling rejects his proposal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the maid write in her letter to Yuan?

2. What does Yuan learn from the woman on the ship?

3. What is Yuan's inner struggle?

4. What is the occupation of the person Yuan befriends, but keeps a secret?

5. What does Mary fear?

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