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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Wan-erh hold in the Kao household?
(a) She is a servant.
(b) She is a sister-in-law.
(c) She is a cousin.
(d) She is a concubine.

2. What subject does Chueh-hsin expect to go study at university?
(a) Business.
(b) English.
(c) Science.
(d) Math.

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

4. Who does Chueh-min confess he is in love with in Chapter 10?
(a) Lei.
(b) Mrs. Chang.
(c) Chin.
(d) Mei.

5. What does Chueh-hui do with the book his grandfather gives him?
(a) He tears it up.
(b) He burns it.
(c) He reads it.
(d) He gives it to Chueh-hsin.

6. What was it that kept Chueh-hsin and Mei from marrying?
(a) A lack of tradition in Mei's family.
(b) Status.
(c) Money.
(d) A fight between their mothers.

7. Why is Cheuh-hsin hiding behind a shelter at the other end of the Kao compound?
(a) He is thinking.
(b) He is not feeling well and did not want to worry them.
(c) He is hiding from his responsibilities.
(d) He is playing hide and seek with his son.

8. How does Chueh-hui feel about his act of giving money to a begger?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Hypocritical.
(c) Generous.
(d) Proud.

9. Why does Cheuh-hsin feel bad about thinking of Mei so much since he has last seen her?
(a) Because he loves his wife and son so much.
(b) Because he thinks this would displease his father.
(c) Because he knows she does not love him.
(d) Because he really does not like Mei.

10. How does Cheuh-hui feel about the boys shooting fireworks at the dancers?
(a) He thinks it is funny.
(b) He thinks it is disgusting.
(c) He thinks that it is nice of them.
(d) He really does not care.

11. What is Chueh-hsin's hope for his son?
(a) That he will enter the army.
(b) That he will love his wife as Chueh-hsin does.
(c) That he will refuse to follow traditions.
(d) That will carry out Chueh-hsin's thwarted dreams.

12. Where are the brothers walking home from at the opening of the book?
(a) From the temple.
(b) From the market place.
(c) From school.
(d) From a friend's house.

13. Why does Chueh-hsin love plum blossoms so much?
(a) Because they remind him of the spring.
(b) Because of their scent.
(c) Because Mei's name means "plum blossom."
(d) Because his mother used to pick them for him.

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

15. At what point in the first three chapters does the reader find out the brothers are from the gentry?
(a) During dinner.
(b) When the boys names and ages are being shared.
(c) When the boys are walking home.
(d) When Chueh-hui first speaks to Ming-Feng.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lectures Cheuh-hui about his behavior in Chapter 9?

2. Who helps with making the fireworks?

3. What is the second line to this proverb: "benevolent rulers, happy family..."?

4. Who promises to keep an eye on Cheuh-hui to make sure he does not leave the house for a few days?

5. When does Chin mention her attending the boys' school to her mother?

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