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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mei?
(a) Chueh-hsin's cousin.
(b) Chueh-min's girlfriend.
(c) The boy's aunt.
(d) The woman Chueh-hsin is arranged to marry.

2. Which word does not adequately describe Chueh-hsin?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Obedient.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Liberal.

3. What is the second line to this proverb: "benevolent rulers, happy family..."?
(a) Weak rulers, bad children.
(b) Many years, many grandchildren.
(c) Happy family, happy home.
(d) Long life, good harvests.

4. What word best describes Chin's relationship with her mother?
(a) Difficult.
(b) Amiable.
(c) Angry.
(d) Distant.

5. What part of Ming-Feng does Chueh-hui compare with Chin?
(a) Her sense of style.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her independence.
(d) Her intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boys walk home from school instead of riding in what?

2. What is the weather like in the opening setting of the story?

3. Where are the brothers walking home from at the opening of the book?

4. Who sent Ming-Feng off to be a servant?

5. Why does the responsibility of his family fall onto Chueh-hsin's shoulders soon after his marriage?

(see the answer key)

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