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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. How old is Ming-Feng?
(a) Seventeen years old.
(b) Sixteen years old.
(c) Fourteen years old.
(d) Nineteen years old.

2. In Chapter 11, what does Jui-cheuh say she is embroidering for her husband?
(a) A runner for their canopy bed.
(b) A quilt.
(c) A pillow with her family's name on it.
(d) A picture for their home.

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

4. What instrument is Chueh-hsin playing his sad song on?
(a) A lyre.
(b) A flute.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A lute.

5. Which of the following is one thing that the brothers have in common?
(a) They all dislike their grandfather.
(b) All are passionate about their education.
(c) They are tall.
(d) Unrequited love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Ming-Feng been a servant?

2. In Chapter 16, what does Cheuh-hui do that makes Ming-feng feel safe?

3. Why are the boys hurrying home to dinner at the beginning of the book?

4. Why is Cheuh-hsin hiding behind a shelter at the other end of the Kao compound?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Chueh-hui join students at the park after hearing what the soldiers have done?

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

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

4. What is the setting of Chapter 1?

5. What news does a classmate tell Chueh-hui as he is leaving his brother's office?

6. How does Mrs. Chang feel about Chin wanting to go to a boys' school?

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

8. How does Chueh-hsin feel about his arranged marriage and his new wife?

9. Please describe Chin and her mother's relationship.

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

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