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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 stop riding his horse when he is in the countryside?
(a) He doesn't know how to take care of a horse.
(b) It makes people think he is a soldier.
(c) He sustains an injury and has trouble riding.
(d) People believe he is mistreating it.

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

3. What has Wang the Tiger chosen for Yuan?
(a) A new home.
(b) A new school.
(c) A wife.
(d) A new horse.

4. Why does Yuan dislike the 17-year-old daughter of the landlady?
(a) She has not been properly educated.
(b) She dresses to gain the attention of men.
(c) She is very loud.
(d) She is lazy and messy.

5. What is Yuan's inner struggle?
(a) Going against tradition.
(b) Being away from his father.
(c) Trying to gain the acceptance of his father.
(d) Finding somebody he loves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as having "the strangest shyness toward all females"?

2. How old is Meng?

3. Who is Ai-lan?

4. What is Yuan's father wearing when he returns from his absence in Chapter 1?

5. What do Yuan's reasons for staying at the home of the old tenants demonstrate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. After he finds out his father is sick, why do the guards accompany Yuan back to his father's home?

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

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

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

8. What finally pushes Yuan to join the cause?

9. When Yuan befriends the farmer who teaches him to use the hoe, why does he keep the relationship a secret?

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

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