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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Yuan have romantic feelings towards Mary?
(a) She is not attractive enough.
(b) She is not as educated as he is.
(c) She is not the same race as he is.
(d) She is disrespectful toward her parents.

2. Who does Yuan describe as having the loudest laughter of everybody?
(a) The landlady's daughter.
(b) The landlady.
(c) Mary.
(d) Ai-lan.

3. How does Yuan feel about Mary's letter?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Disappointed.

4. How long does Sheng live in America without leaving the city he lives in?
(a) Four years.
(b) One year.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Six years.

5. Which character has become a captain in the new army?
(a) Yuan's uncle.
(b) Sheng.
(c) Yuan's father.
(d) Meng.

6. What does Wu do when a beggar reaches out to him?
(a) Spits on him.
(b) Slaps him across the face.
(c) Smashes his hand with a shoe.
(d) Gives him a large sum of money.

7. Why does Yuan feel as if he should no longer live with his lady mother?
(a) Ai-lan is moving back in.
(b) Mei-ling turned down his proposal.
(c) His lady mother wants him to find a job.
(d) His father might find him.

8. Who says, "idealism and enthusiasm are not the same thing"?
(a) Yuan.
(b) The teacher's daughter.
(c) Yuan's teacher.
(d) Sheng.

9. When Yuan proposes to a female character, how does she respond?
(a) She accepts the proposal because she wants protection.
(b) She accepts the proposal because she loves him.
(c) She rejects the proposal because she never wants to get married.
(d) She rejects the proposal because she sees him as a brother.

10. During what season does the relationship between Mary and Yuan blossom?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

11. Which of the following does Yuan bring back with him from America?
(a) Wheat seeds.
(b) A new watch.
(c) Souvenirs for his family.
(d) New clothing.

12. Who is Yuan nervous about meeting when he arrives at the capital city?
(a) His former tutor.
(b) Wang the Tiger.
(c) The priest from America.
(d) The maid.

13. Why is Yuan so interested in his teacher's daughter?
(a) She is well-educated.
(b) She is interested in Yuan's homeland.
(c) She reminds him of Ai-lan.
(d) He thinks his father would approve of her.

14. What does Yuan learn from the woman on the ship?
(a) That women are more disrespectful toward men.
(b) That women dress differently now.
(c) That Christianity has become prevalent in China.
(d) That women no longer bind their feet.

15. How does Yuan's lady mother react to his proposal?
(a) She is surprised.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She thinks it's a great idea.
(d) She expected this to happen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says, "who is not selfish? We are all selfish"?

2. How often does Yuan's father write to him when he's in America?

3. What has happened to Yuan's plot of land?

4. What drink does Yuan stomach out of politeness?

5. What does Yuan notice about the way he is treated after he returns from America?

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