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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. What has happened to Yuan's plot of land?
(a) It's been developed into a busy area.
(b) The farmer is still planting on it.
(c) The maid has been waiting there for him.
(d) The harvest is doing well.

2. Who does Yuan want to marry?
(a) Mary.
(b) Ai-lan.
(c) Mei-ling.
(d) The maid.

3. Why doesn't Yuan have romantic feelings towards Mary?
(a) She is not attractive enough.
(b) She is disrespectful toward her parents.
(c) She is not the same race as he is.
(d) She is not as educated as he is.

4. Which character says, "who is not selfish? We are all selfish"?
(a) Jim.
(b) Meng.
(c) Sheng.
(d) Yuan.

5. Why does Mary want Yuan to meet her in the garden?
(a) A flower is getting ready to bloom.
(b) Mary has bad news for him.
(c) It is the only place they can be alone.
(d) She needs help with her chores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yuan do on his first night in the capital?

2. Who is Yuan nervous about meeting when he arrives at the capital city?

3. What does Yuan learn from the woman on the ship?

4. What emotion does Yuan feel after he and Mary kiss?

5. What does Yuan's uncle say about Sheng?

Short Essay Questions

1. Yuan claims that the American people hide their poor because they are ashamed. Why might Yuan be considered hypocritical when he uses this argument?

2. What does Yuan bring back to China with him from America?

3. Does Yuan keep his hopes up about Mei-ling changing her mind about his proposal? Why or why not?

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

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

6. Why is Yuan embarrassed by the Chinese brothers who put on a comedy act at the school?

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

8. How does Yuan incorporate his love of the land with teaching? What are his student's reactions?

9. What evidence of social change does Yuan experience on the boat on the way back to China?

10. What is Yuan shocked by as he debarks from the train and rides with Meng through the city?

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