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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 dislike being around the poor people?
(a) They cannot read.
(b) They grab him.
(c) They ask him for money.
(d) They smell bad.

2. How long does Yuan live in the earthen house before his father's people find him?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six days.

3. How old is Meng?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Thirteen.

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

5. What does the letter Yuan receives from his father say?
(a) That the prearranged marriage is going on as planned.
(b) That he wants Yuan to come home immediately.
(c) That his ailments are only getting worse.
(d) That he wants to cancel the prearranged marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yuan use the plot of land for?

2. When he's in the countryside, what does Yuan decide to do after he receives news about his father?

3. When the soldiers arrive at Yuan's school, what are they searching for?

4. What word is considered a dangerous one in the city?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Sheng and Yuan separate once they arrive in America?

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

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

4. How is danger for the revolutionaries foreshadowed when Yuan, Ai-lan, and the lady mother are on the way to meet Yuan's uncle?

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

6. How do the villagers respond to Yuan leaving the countryside?

7. What is the one thing that does not cut off Yuan from the poor around him?

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

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

10. Why does Yuan finally decide to learn to dance at the pleasure houses?

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