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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Yuan attends the secret meeting, how is he regarded by the rest of the members?
(a) They are immediately suspicious of him.
(b) They are immediately happy to have him.
(c) They purposely ignore him.
(d) They are too busy to notice him.

3. Why does Ai-lan dance with people she doesn't want to dance with?
(a) She is desperate for a husband.
(b) She doesn't want to be rude.
(c) It is forbidden for women to turn down a dance.
(d) She enjoys the company of strangers.

4. Who is Ai-lan?
(a) Yuan's sister.
(b) Yuan's grandmother.
(c) Yuan's mother.
(d) Yuan's former classmate.

5. What does Yuan notice about the letter his father sends him?
(a) It is written in his father's own hand.
(b) It was written in a hurry with little care put into it.
(c) The date it was written on has long passed.
(d) It doesn't seem like something his father would write.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Yuan feel about the maid?

2. In Chapter 1 when Yuan is laying awake, what is he thinking about?

3. Who built the earthen house that Yuan stays?

4. How old is Meng?

5. How does Yuan feel about his studies?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Yuan travels to the earthen home that once belonged to his grandfather, why do the people look at him suspiciously?

2. Why does Yuan go to the coastal city to see his sister and her mother?

3. Why is Yuan so focused in his studies in America?

4. What finally pushes Yuan to join the cause?

5. How does Sheng represent tradition? How does Meng represent revolution?

6. Why does Yuan seem to despise the American people?

7. Why does Yuan have reservations about joining the revolutionary cause?

8. How does the maid turn into yet another trap for Yuan's freedom?

9. What does Yuan think of the women at the pleasure houses?

10. How does Yuan try to run away from himself?

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