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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 feel as if he should no longer live with his lady mother?
(a) His father might find him.
(b) Ai-lan is moving back in.
(c) Mei-ling turned down his proposal.
(d) His lady mother wants him to find a job.

2. What is Yuan's room at the inn like?
(a) It is more beautiful than any other room he has seen.
(b) It lacks any furniture.
(c) It is shared with other men.
(d) It's extremely filthy.

3. Who suggests that Yuan take his class outdoors?
(a) Sheng.
(b) Meng.
(c) Ai-lan.
(d) Mei-ling.

4. Why does Yuan get angry at the women Sheng keeps company with?
(a) They do not treat Sheng with respect.
(b) They are not educated.
(c) They do not have jobs.
(d) They wear revealing clothing.

5. What drink does Yuan stomach out of politeness?
(a) Hot tea.
(b) Hot milk.
(c) Iced tea.
(d) Juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary fear?

2. Who says, "idealism and enthusiasm are not the same thing"?

3. What do Yuan and Mei-ling agree to do before Yuan leaves for the capital city?

4. What allows Yuan to look past the fact that his teacher's family is American?

5. Who does Yuan describe as having the loudest laughter of everybody?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Yuan struggle with his pride?

2. What does Yuan learn about his father's financial situation when he visits?

3. Although Yuan has prejudices about the white people, why does he like his teacher's family?

4. What reason does Mei-ling give for turning down Yuan's marriage proposal?

5. Why does Yuan grow to like Mei-ling?

6. What does Wu do when a beggar reaches for a handout from him?

7. When Yuan is on the train to visit his father, what kind of people does he notice sitting around him?

8. How is Yuan prejudiced even within his own country?

9. Why does Yuan accept Meng's proposal to come work in the new capital city?

10. Why does Mary's father claim that Yuan and Mary are alike?

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