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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Yuan is alone with the old tenants, why are they suspicious of his motives?
(a) He has stolen from them before.
(b) He asked to borrow money from them.
(c) He has a reputation of being a thief.
(d) They think he is a spy.

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

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

4. Why do parents abandon the children that Yuan's "lady mother" runs a home for?
(a) They are girls.
(b) They were not able to arrange marriages for them.
(c) The families were too poor to take care of them.
(d) They are not healthy.

5. How does Yuan feel about the maid?
(a) He wants her to meet his father.
(b) He wants to spend more time with her.
(c) He wants to marry her.
(d) He does not love her.

6. What does Yuan do as he watches his father warm his hands by the fire?
(a) He hands his father a note he has written.
(b) He turns away because he can't bear to look at him.
(c) He grasps his father's hands tightly.
(d) He almost reaches out to touch them but decides against it.

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

8. What word is considered a dangerous one in the city?
(a) Writer.
(b) Revolutionary.
(c) Poet.
(d) Warlord.

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

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

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

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

13. What is Yuan's father wearing when he returns from his absence in Chapter 1?
(a) Stolen shoes.
(b) A revolutionary's uniform.
(c) Muddy boots.
(d) A curtain-like robe.

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

15. What does Yuan do to get the money to travel to the coastal city?
(a) He steals from a beggar.
(b) He sells his clothes.
(c) He sells his horse.
(d) He gets money from his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Wang the Tiger chosen for Yuan?

2. How does Yuan show a lack of courtesy towards the old tenants, besides inviting himself into their home?

3. What does Ai-lan point out about Yuan?

4. What causes Yuan to remain solitary when he's in America?

5. What makes Yuan feel trapped?

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