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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 have trouble finding somebody to rent him a room?
(a) His lack of communication skills.
(b) His race.
(c) His clothing.
(d) His wealth.

2. At what point does Yuan begin looking at women differently?
(a) When he talks to Ai-lan's mother about his father.
(b) When he touches hands with the maid.
(c) When he dances with a woman for the first time.
(d) When he meets the maid.

3. How does Yuan feel after thinking about the maid when he should be sleeping?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Overwhelmed.
(d) Happy.

4. How does Yuan travel to the coastal city?
(a) On foot.
(b) He finds a group to travel with.
(c) By horse.
(d) By train.

5. What does the maid do in response to Yuan's traditional behavior, such as bowing?
(a) She reprimands him for it.
(b) She thanks him for his courtesies.
(c) She tells him that he should reserve these courtesies for others.
(d) She ignores it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Yuan stop riding his horse when he is in the countryside?

2. What is Wu Li-yang's occupation?

3. Why does Sheng want go abroad and never return?

4. What does Yuan think of the poor people in the city?

5. What is Meng's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the letter from Yuan's father in Chapter 1 say, and what is Yuan's reaction to it?

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

3. Why does Yuan sometimes make his homeland seem more perfect than it is?

4. In Chapter 1, why does Yuan feel trapped?

5. What is Yuan's reaction to his reflection in the mirror when he first tries on city clothes?

6. Why is Yuan so proud to call Ai-lan's mother his own mother?

7. When the group of farmers crowd Yuan's room, what does the eldest say to him?

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

9. When Yuan watches Wang the Tiger warm his hands by the fire and sees how frail he looks, how does he feel about him?

10. What does Yuan do while he is in the countryside?

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