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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. What does Ai-lan point out about Yuan?
(a) That he is old-fashioned.
(b) That he is very naive.
(c) That his demeanor is very similar to his father's.
(d) That he lacks education to work in the city.

2. Who is Ai-lan?
(a) Yuan's grandmother.
(b) Yuan's mother.
(c) Yuan's sister.
(d) Yuan's former classmate.

3. What is Wu Li-yang's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Revolutionary.
(c) Begger.
(d) Teacher.

4. Why does Ai-lan have a nurse feed her baby?
(a) She doesn't want to ruin her figure.
(b) It's not socially acceptable to breastfeed a newborn.
(c) She is unable to produce milk.
(d) She has an illness.

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 claim he cannot join the revolutionaries?

2. What does Yuan notice about his "lady mother" when they eat dinner?

3. What does Yuan do to get the money to travel to the coastal city?

4. Why is Yuan thankful to Mary?

5. What causes Yuan to start paying more attention to Ai-lan's female friends then he previously did?

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