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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the beginning of the book, why does Cheuh-hui stay to talk to the servant girl?
(a) He wants her to do his homework.
(b) He wants her to tell his parents he is ill.
(c) He needs her to go get something for him.
(d) He thinks that she is beautiful.

3. How much younger than Chueh-min is Chueh-hui?
(a) Ten months.
(b) One year.
(c) About 18 months.
(d) Two years.

4. How long has Ming-Feng been a servant?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Twenty-four months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Seven years.

5. The boys walk home from school instead of riding in what?
(a) A sedan chair.
(b) A carriage.
(c) A gig.
(d) A buggy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chueh-hui wonders if who can marry Ming-Feng?

3. Why does Chin think she will not be able to go to the boys' school?

4. At what point in the first three chapters does the reader find out the brothers are from the gentry?

5. Who do the cousins agree not to tell of Mei's return to town?

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