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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Yuan's teacher say that he is just like Mary?
(a) His love of China.
(b) His writing talent.
(c) His longing for a father figure.
(d) His rejection of Christianity.

2. What does Yuan base most of his opinions of people on?
(a) The way they treat their elders.
(b) Their hygiene.
(c) Political opinions.
(d) Outward appearance.

3. 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.

4. What is one thing that Yuan likes about Mei-ling?
(a) She is educated.
(b) She is not easily swayed.
(c) She wants to help others.
(d) She shows respect for men.

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

6. What emotion does Yuan feel after he and Mary kiss?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Confusion.

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

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

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

10. What does the teacher's daughter do when they attend church?
(a) She spends more time socializing than worshipping.
(b) She coldly stares straight ahead.
(c) She prays enthusiastically.
(d) She is more interested in showing off her clothes than worshipping.

11. Why does Yuan suddenly despise the common men and beggars?
(a) They are rude.
(b) They make a bad impression.
(c) They do not speak in an educated manner.
(d) They are dirty.

12. What does Yuan find physically unattractive about Mary?
(a) Her skin.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her nose.

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

14. What has happened to Yuan's plot of land?
(a) It's been developed into a busy area.
(b) The farmer is still planting on it.
(c) The harvest is doing well.
(d) The maid has been waiting there for him.

15. Why does Mary want Yuan to meet her in the garden?
(a) It is the only place they can be alone.
(b) A flower is getting ready to bloom.
(c) She needs help with her chores.
(d) Mary has bad news for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yuan discover about his uncle when he visits him after his return to China?

2. Who does Yuan want to say good-bye to more than anybody else when he leaves to go to the Capital city?

3. What allows Yuan to look past the fact that his teacher's family is American?

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

5. When Yuan wakes up on the train, what does he find the train has stopped next to?

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