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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Yuan suddenly despise the common men and beggars?
2. Who has killed the wife of Wang the Merchant?
3. How does Yuan's class first respond to being taken outdoors?
4. Who does Yuan want to say good-bye to more than anybody else when he leaves to go to the Capital city?
5. Yuan befriends a teacher in America who has a daughter. What is the daughter's name?
Short Essay Questions
1. Although Yuan has prejudices about the white people, why does he like his teacher's family?
2. Yuan claims that the American people hide their poor because they are ashamed. Why might Yuan be considered hypocritical when he uses this argument?
3. Why does Mary's father claim that Yuan and Mary are alike?
4. What is Yuan thankful to Mary for as he leaves America?
5. In what ways does Yuan struggle with his pride?
6. What evidence of social change does Yuan experience on the boat on the way back to China?
7. Why is Yuan embarrassed by the Chinese brothers who put on a comedy act at the school?
8. According to Mary's description, is Yuan enthusiastic or idealistic?
9. What does Yuan bring back to China with him from America?
10. Does Yuan want to have a romantic relationship with Mary?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Yuan joins the cause believing that it will help give him freedom, especially from his father's control. How does Yuan discover that the cause actually means less freedom? What is Yuan's reaction? Cite at least three specific examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
How does Yuan's relationship with Mei-ling develop from the time he meets her to the end of the novel? What setbacks does the relationship experience? What about the advances? What can the reader predict for the development of their relationship? Cite at least two examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
What social changes occur in Yuan's homeland? What is Yuan's reaction to the social changes that have occurred? Cite at least three sources that show Yuan's reluctance to social change. Analyze how this affects his development as a character.
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