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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why are the boys hurrying home to dinner at the beginning of the book?
(a) Because it is a holiday.
(b) Because they are hungry.
(c) Because they are late.
(d) Because they have guests visitig.

3. What role does Chueh-hsin play in the fireworks display?
(a) He sets off the fireworks.
(b) He sings.
(c) He is a dancer.
(d) He provides live music.

4. What type of stories do the sedan chair drivers tell Chueh-hui?
(a) Stories about injustice.
(b) Stories about morals.
(c) Stories about religion.
(d) Stories about heroes.

5. Who promises to keep an eye on Cheuh-hui to make sure he does not leave the house for a few days?
(a) Master Kao.
(b) Chin.
(c) Mrs. Chang.
(d) Cheuh-hsin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chin feel when her mother says she cannot attend the boys' school?

2. Why does Ming-Feng get in trouble with the women?

3. Why do the younger brothers like "New Tide" so much?

4. How old was Ming-Feng when she was sent to be a servant?

5. In Chapter 11, how does Chueh-hui vent his frustrations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Chin share with her cousins about Chueh-hsin and Mei?

2. How do the students respond when the governor does not keep his promise to meet their demands?

3. How does Chueh-hui think of Ming-feng in Chapter 3?

4. Why is Cheuh-hsin hiding on New Year's Day?

5. What is Chueh-hui and Ming-feng's interaction like in Chapter 10?

6. What does Chin think about going to the boys school?

7. What do Chueh-hui and Jui-cheuh talk about in the garden?

8. What does Chueh-hsin feel has happened to all his dreams in Chapter 6?

9. What is the setting of Chapter 1?

10. How does Uncle Ke-ting prepare for the fireworks show?

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