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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 does Yuan base most of his opinions of people on?
(a) Political opinions.
(b) The way they treat their elders.
(c) Outward appearance.
(d) Their hygiene.

2. How old is Mei-ling when Yuan returns to China from America?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Eighteen.

3. What field is Mei-ling studying?
(a) Writing.
(b) Military.
(c) Business.
(d) Medicine.

4. Who meets Yuan when he debarks from the train?
(a) An officer.
(b) Wang the Merchant.
(c) Sheng.
(d) Meng.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Yuan's father owe a lot of money to?

2. Who does Yuan want to say good-bye to more than anybody else when he leaves to go to the Capital city?

3. Which of the following does Yuan bring back with him from America?

4. What is Mei-ling's goal?

5. Why is Mary embarrassed of her parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Yuan want to have a romantic relationship with Mary?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Yuan's reaction to the kiss he shares with Mary?

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

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

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