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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To whom does Yuan's father owe a lot of money to?
(a) Ai-lan.
(b) Wang the Merchant.
(c) Yuan's lady mother.
(d) Sheng.

4. What does Yuan's uncle say about Sheng?
(a) He has fallen in love with an American woman.
(b) He is spending too much money.
(c) His education is not complete.
(d) He has gotten in trouble with the law.

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

6. What drink does Yuan stomach out of politeness?
(a) Hot milk.
(b) Hot tea.
(c) Iced tea.
(d) Juice.

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

8. When Yuan wakes up on the train, what does he find the train has stopped next to?
(a) A river.
(b) A poverty-stricken piece of land.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A dead horse.

9. Who has killed the wife of Wang the Merchant?
(a) Meng.
(b) Yuan.
(c) Wang the Tiger.
(d) A local bandit.

10. In what two ways does Yuan's teacher believe Yuan and Mary are alike?
(a) Rebellion and caution.
(b) Youth and education.
(c) Youth and tradition.
(d) Youth and rebellion.

11. How often does Yuan's father write to him when he's in America?
(a) Once every three months.
(b) Once each year.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once every six months.

12. What is Yuan's room at the inn like?
(a) It lacks any furniture.
(b) It's extremely filthy.
(c) It is more beautiful than any other room he has seen.
(d) It is shared with other men.

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

14. What allows Yuan to look past the fact that his teacher's family is American?
(a) They are kind to him.
(b) His teacher reminds him of his father.
(c) They have a lot of wealth.
(d) They have ancestors from his homeland.

15. How does Yuan's class first respond to being taken outdoors?
(a) They complain to Yuan's superiors.
(b) They complain.
(c) They are ecstatic.
(d) They boycott the class.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Yuan ask to reveal the truth about the bad news in his hometown?

2. Why does Yuan suddenly despise the common men and beggars?

3. What field is Mei-ling studying?

4. Why does Mary want Yuan to meet her in the garden?

5. What is Mei-ling's goal?

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