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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Wan-erh afraid of?
(a) That Madame Chou does not like her.
(b) Becoming a concubine.
(c) Becoming a begger on the streets.
(d) That she will end up like Ming-Feng.

2. What is Ming-Feng gathering for Madame Chou and Mrs. Chang?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Plum blossoms.
(c) Silk worms.
(d) Roses.

3. What word does not describe the Cheuh family?
(a) Aristocratic.
(b) Non-traditional.
(c) Prosperous.
(d) Well-known.

4. When does Chin mention her attending the boys' school to her mother?
(a) While riding home from dinner.
(b) While cleaning the kitchen.
(c) While helping her mother get ready for bed.
(d) While walking to the nearby temple.

5. Who seems to be the most distraught by the military fighting that is happening?
(a) Chin.
(b) Madam Chang.
(c) Jui-chueh.
(d) Mei.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday takes place in Chapter 11?

2. How does Chueh-hui feel about his act of giving money to a begger?

3. What advice does Cheuh-hsin give to his youngest brother about his arranged marriage?

4. What does everyone seem to be thinking about as they hear the fighting outside the Kao compound?

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

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