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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) Difficult.
(b) Amiable.
(c) Distant.
(d) Angry.

2. 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 are walking home.
(c) When Chueh-hui first speaks to Ming-Feng.
(d) When the boys names and ages are being shared.

3. Who seems to become nervous and quiet around Chin?
(a) Cheuh-min.
(b) Cheuh-hsin.
(c) Chueh-hui.
(d) Chien-yun.

4. From what family is Chueh-hsin's wife?
(a) The Cheung family.
(b) The Li family.
(c) The Wong family.
(d) The Fa family.

5. Who helps with making the fireworks?
(a) The sedan drivers.
(b) Master Kao.
(c) Ming-feng and the other servants.
(d) Yeh yeh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cheuh-hsin's grandfather's name?

2. How old is Ming-Feng?

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

4. What role does Chueh-hsin play in the fireworks display?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a common theme seen in Chapters 4 through 6?

3. How does Chueh-hui vent his frustrations while under his house arrest?

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

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

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

7. What does Chueh-hui overhear Ming-fung and Wan-erh talking about?

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

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

10. What news does Chin share about Mei in Chapter 7?

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