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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Yuan decide to attend church?
(a) Jim has invited him.
(b) He feels he needs to repent for joining the cause.
(c) A missionary who spent time in China is speaking.
(d) He didn't have the freedom to attend in his homeland.

2. What do Yuan's reasons for staying at the home of the old tenants demonstrate?
(a) That he is willing to work hard to make a living.
(b) That he is like his father in reasoning.
(c) That he always follows his mother's advice.
(d) That he has a lot to gain from the wisdom of the old tenants.

3. What does Yuan discover in his father's room?
(a) His mother is waiting for him there.
(b) That his father is not there.
(c) His father has left him a large sum of money.
(d) The room is completely empty of all furniture.

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

5. Why does Yuan decide to stay at the old tenant's home?
(a) He wants to work for them.
(b) It is almost empty.
(c) His father is banned from the area.
(d) They have plenty of food to spare.

6. What does Yuan immediately become aware of when he enters the coastal city?
(a) The differences between rich and poor.
(b) That people are very suspicious of his prescence.
(c) The women are treated different.
(d) The streets are filthy.

7. What time is it when Yuan arrives at his father's house?
(a) Late night.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Evening.
(d) Early afternoon.

8. What is Yuan's inner struggle?
(a) Trying to gain the acceptance of his father.
(b) Finding somebody he loves.
(c) Being away from his father.
(d) Going against tradition.

9. What has Wang the Tiger chosen for Yuan?
(a) A new home.
(b) A wife.
(c) A new school.
(d) A new horse.

10. Who is Wang the Landlord?
(a) Yuan's classmate.
(b) One of the tenants Yuan stayed with in the countryside.
(c) Yuan's grandfather.
(d) Yuan's uncle.

11. What is the one thing Yuan will miss when he is abroad?
(a) Ai-lan.
(b) The plot of land.
(c) His lady mother.
(d) The pleasure houses.

12. How long does Yuan plan to spend in America?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Six years.

13. Who's friend is Wu Li-yang?
(a) Yuan.
(b) Sheng.
(c) Meng.
(d) Yuan's uncle.

14. 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.

15. What is the occupation of the person Yuan befriends, but keeps a secret?
(a) Shopkeeper.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Writer.
(d) Revolutionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yuan do as he watches his father warm his hands by the fire?

2. What reason does Yuan give to Meng for not joining the cause?

3. How does Yuan feel when he wears his new clothes and looks in the mirror?

4. How does Yuan feel after thinking about the maid when he should be sleeping?

5. What does Yuan use the plot of land for?

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