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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do other students claim that Yuan is such a good student?
(a) He is naturally gifted.
(b) His race gives him advantages.
(c) He has a good tutor.
(d) He has no life besides school work.

2. What reason does Yuan give to Meng for not joining the cause?
(a) He wants to focus on writing.
(b) His life is too busy.
(c) He has no interest in the cause.
(d) His father would not approve.

3. 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.

4. When Yuan attends the secret meeting, how is he regarded by the rest of the members?
(a) They are immediately happy to have him.
(b) They are too busy to notice him.
(c) They purposely ignore him.
(d) They are immediately suspicious of him.

5. Why is Yuan envious of Sheng?
(a) Sheng is a better dancer.
(b) Sheng has better robes than Yuan.
(c) Yuan's family praises Sheng more often.
(d) Sheng is often praised for his writing skills.

6. Why does Sheng want go abroad and never return?
(a) The rich people of the region disgust him.
(b) He doesn't believe a revolution is necessary.
(c) He believes the poor people in foreign countries need more help.
(d) He doesn't want to fight for the common man.

7. How does Yuan feel about his studies?
(a) He has trouble learning in his environment.
(b) He despises studying.
(c) He thinks it's a waste of time.
(d) He enjoys school and learning.

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

9. What does Yuan think of the poor people in the city?
(a) He wants to invite a group of them in for food.
(b) He doesn't want them around him, but doesn't want them to die.
(c) He has no opinion of them.
(d) He would rather have them dead than bothering him on the streets.

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

11. Why does Yuan dislike being around the poor people?
(a) They ask him for money.
(b) They smell bad.
(c) They grab him.
(d) They cannot read.

12. At the family meeting to discuss the marriage, why do the elders say only very little?
(a) They don't want to offend anybody.
(b) They don't care about the problem.
(c) They are not able to come up with any solution.
(d) They are not allowed to speak at the meeting.

13. What is Yuan's favorite subject to learn about?
(a) History.
(b) Math.
(c) Nature.
(d) Literature.

14. According to Yuan's teacher, why can't Yuan explain the meaning of his poem?
(a) Yuan is not clear on the meaning himself.
(b) Yuan is too ashamed.
(c) Yuan doesn't have enough life experiences.
(d) Yuan completely lacks writing talent.

15. Why does Yuan claim he cannot join the revolutionaries?
(a) He doesn't believe a revolution is necessary.
(b) He could never kill a man.
(c) He doesn't have the right uniform.
(d) His father would disapprove.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Yuan when he arrives in America?

2. What does Yuan's "mother" want to ask Yuan's father?

3. Why does Yuan stop riding his horse when he is in the countryside?

4. Why are guards accompanying Yuan on his way back home?

5. What has Wang the Tiger chosen for Yuan?

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