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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. Who invites Yuan to come work in the new capital city?
(a) Wang the Tiger.
(b) Wang the Merchant.
(c) Sheng.
(d) Meng.

2. Who says, "they feel because you are what you are, how glorious to win you to their cause "?
(a) Yuan.
(b) Mary.
(c) Yuan's teacher.
(d) Sheng.

3. What does Yuan notice about the way he is treated after he returns from America?
(a) He is treated as an adult.
(b) Most people don't remember him.
(c) He is eyed very suspiciously.
(d) He is still treated like a child.

4. What does Yuan discover about his uncle when he visits him after his return to China?
(a) He has become very poor.
(b) He has spent more time with Yuan's father.
(c) He has lost weight.
(d) He has become wealthier.

5. Why is Yuan proud of Ai-lan?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her education.
(d) Her betrothed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character has become a captain in the new army?

2. Who does Yuan ask to reveal the truth about the bad news in his hometown?

3. What does Yuan find physically unattractive about Mary?

4. How old is Mei-ling when Yuan returns to China from America?

5. How does Yuan feel about Mary's letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yuan feel about America when he leaves it?

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

3. What is Yuan thankful to Mary for as he leaves America?

4. According to Mary's description, is Yuan enthusiastic or idealistic?

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

6. What is the bad news that Mary's family delivers to Yuan?

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

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

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

10. When Yuan finds a letter from Mary in his room, what does it say?

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