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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the maid do in response to Yuan's traditional behavior, such as bowing?
(a) She reprimands him for it.
(b) She ignores it.
(c) She tells him that he should reserve these courtesies for others.
(d) She thanks him for his courtesies.

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 has a lot to gain from the wisdom of the old tenants.
(d) That he always follows his mother's advice.

3. What is the occupation of Yuan's father?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is a shopkeeper.
(c) He is a writer.
(d) He is a warlord.

4. How old is Meng?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Thirteen.

5. 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 would rather have them dead than bothering him on the streets.
(d) He has no opinion of them.

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

7. 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) Ai-lan convinced him to pay more attention to them.
(c) The maid's jealousy of them.
(d) His "lady mother" convinced him he should.

8. Despite outward appearances, how does Yuan feel about his father?
(a) He despises him.
(b) He admires him.
(c) He is proud of his hard work.
(d) He strives to be just like him.

9. What do the two women come to tell Yuan about his father?
(a) He is ill.
(b) He was injured during a fight.
(c) He is getting married.
(d) He has attempted to commit suicide.

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

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

12. 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 grasps his father's hands tightly.
(c) He turns away because he can't bear to look at him.
(d) He almost reaches out to touch them but decides against it.

13. When he's in the countryside, what does Yuan decide to do after he receives news about his father?
(a) He stays in the countryside.
(b) He returns home.
(c) He returns to school.
(d) He continues on his journey.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How do the soldiers know to look for Yuan?

4. What does Yuan notice about the letter his father sends him?

5. What has Wang the Tiger chosen for Yuan?

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