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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yuan befriends a teacher in America who has a daughter. What is the daughter's name?
(a) Susan.
(b) Mary.
(c) Tanya.
(d) Ai-lan.

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

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

4. Who does Yuan ask to reveal the truth about the bad news in his hometown?
(a) Wang the Tiger.
(b) Ai-lan.
(c) Meng.
(d) Sheng.

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

6. Which woman invites Yuan over for a "special purpose"?
(a) The landlady.
(b) Ai-lan.
(c) Mary.
(d) The landlady's daughter.

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

8. What is Mei-ling's goal?
(a) To travel to America.
(b) To become a doctor.
(c) To get married and bear children.
(d) To become a nurse.

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

10. Who does Yuan want to marry?
(a) The maid.
(b) Ai-lan.
(c) Mary.
(d) Mei-ling.

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

12. How old is Mei-ling when Yuan returns to China from America?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Eighteen.

13. What does Yuan notice about the way he is treated after he returns from America?
(a) Most people don't remember him.
(b) He is still treated like a child.
(c) He is eyed very suspiciously.
(d) He is treated as an adult.

14. What does Yuan say about the two Chinese brothers?
(a) They are not educated.
(b) They are from the south and not really Chinese.
(c) They are not really brothers.
(d) They are not as funny as they think they are.

15. Who invites Yuan to come work in the new capital city?
(a) Meng.
(b) Wang the Merchant.
(c) Sheng.
(d) Wang the Tiger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Yuan feel about Mary's letter?

2. Why doesn't Ai-lan's mother trust Wu?

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

4. What does Yuan try to convince Mary about those from his homeland?

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

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