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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yuan notice about his "lady mother" when they eat dinner?
(a) She has very few table manners.
(b) She likes to talk about the work the revolutionaries are doing.
(c) She is timid and seems to fear speaking up.
(d) She can keep Ai-lan quiet without saying a word.

2. How do the soldiers know to look for Yuan?
(a) They overheard Yuan talking about the cause with Meng.
(b) Ai-lan accidentally told a soldier.
(c) Yuan's teacher turned him in.
(d) The maid gave them his description and name.

3. When the soldiers arrive at Yuan's school, what are they searching for?
(a) Ai-lan, because she has behaved inappropriately.
(b) Yuan, to bring him back to his father.
(c) Meng, because of his association with the cause.
(d) Students that belong to the cause.

4. What causes Yuan to start paying more attention to Ai-lan's female friends then he previously did?
(a) His father's letter about the arranged marriage.
(b) The maid's jealousy of them.
(c) Ai-lan convinced him to pay more attention to them.
(d) His "lady mother" convinced him he should.

5. How does Yuan travel to the coastal city?
(a) By train.
(b) He finds a group to travel with.
(c) On foot.
(d) By horse.

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

7. 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 always follows his mother's advice.
(c) That he has a lot to gain from the wisdom of the old tenants.
(d) That he is like his father in reasoning.

8. What does Yuan's "mother" want to ask Yuan's father?
(a) To protect Yuan.
(b) To come live with them in the city.
(c) To free him from a prearranged marriage.
(d) To keep Ai-lan safe.

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

10. When Yuan writes to his father from America, what does he tell him?
(a) That he will return to his "lady mother's" house.
(b) That he never wants to see him again.
(c) That he will return to his father's house.
(d) That he never wants to return to his homeland.

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

12. Why does Yuan find himself hating tradition?
(a) It takes away his freedom.
(b) It is a tool used by his father to manipulate him.
(c) It prevents him in finding true love.
(d) It stifles creativity.

13. Why is Yuan careful about what he tells his new friend Jim?
(a) He is suspicious of Jim's motives.
(b) He is ashamed of the life he lived with his father.
(c) He doesn't want Jim to know he was part of the revolutionary groups.
(d) He wants Jim to think highly of his homeland.

14. What does Yuan's "mother" think he should do about his father?
(a) Go home to make sure he is still alive.
(b) Forget that he exists and stay in the city.
(c) Contact him to tell him where he is.
(d) Send a guard to his home to kill him.

15. What emotions are on the faces of the villagers as Yuan is leaving?
(a) Pride and admiration.
(b) Sorrow and regret.
(c) Fear and anxiety.
(d) Relief and joy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yuan attends the secret meeting, how is he regarded by the rest of the members?

2. What is the one thing Yuan will miss when he is abroad?

3. According to Yuan's teacher, why can't Yuan explain the meaning of his poem?

4. What causes Jim and Yuan's relationship to end?

5. How does Yuan respond to his father's reaction to his appearance?

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