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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. At the family meeting to discuss the marriage, why do the elders say only very little?
(a) They don't want to offend anybody.
(b) They don't care about the problem.
(c) They are not able to come up with any solution.
(d) They are not allowed to speak at the meeting.

2. How long does Yuan plan to spend in America?
(a) Two years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six years.

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

4. What does Yuan notice about his "lady mother" when they eat dinner?
(a) She can keep Ai-lan quiet without saying a word.
(b) She has very few table manners.
(c) She is timid and seems to fear speaking up.
(d) She likes to talk about the work the revolutionaries are doing.

5. What is the one thing Yuan will miss when he is abroad?
(a) The pleasure houses.
(b) His lady mother.
(c) Ai-lan.
(d) The plot of land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Yuan's favorite subject to learn about?

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

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

4. How does Yuan travel to the coastal city?

5. What is Yuan's inner struggle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What finally pushes Yuan to join the cause?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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