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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. Who seems to be the calmest about the military fighting?
(a) Yeh yeh.
(b) Chueh-hsin.
(c) Chueh-hui.
(d) Chueh-min.

2. Besides stealing, what else does Uncle Ke-ting confess to?
(a) Stealing from Master Kao.
(b) Killing a man.
(c) Being addicted to drugs.
(d) Having children out of wedlock.

3. What is one thing that the family does to try and cure Master Kao from his illness?
(a) Only let him drink tea and eat herbal concoctions.
(b) Hire someone to purge the compound of devils.
(c) Bleed him.
(d) Put leeches on his feet.

4. Why is it that Cheuh-hsin cannot go outside to visit his wife for a few days?
(a) Because he is needed at the magazine office.
(b) Because the women think he may be in danger.
(c) Because he does not like having to travel outside the city.
(d) Because he has to supervise the building of Kao's gravesite.

5. How does Cheuh-hui respond when he hears that Wan-erh is going to the Fengs as a concubine?
(a) Angry.
(b) Disheartend.
(c) Excited.
(d) Sorry for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Master Kao tell Cheuh-min right before his death?

2. Why is Chien-erh burning money for Wan-erh?

3. What are the remaining people at the Kao compound fearful of as the fighting ceases?

4. What items has Ke-ting been stealing from his wife?

5. Who sees wounded soldiers being carried into the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jui-cheuh seem to respond to Mei initially?

2. How does Cheuh-hui feel about his life after Ming-feng's death?

3. How does Cheuh-hui hear of Ming-feng's death and what is his response?

4. What happens during Jui-cheuh's childbirth?

5. What is the entertainment like at Master Kao's birthday and how to the two youngest brothers feel about it?

6. What do the superstitious family members do to try and rid Master Kao of his illness?

7. How does Cheuh-hui hear of Jui-cheuh's move and what is his response?

8. How does Master Kao respond to Ke-ting's misdeeds?

9. How does Cheuh-hsin try to help Cheuh-min with his arranged marriage?

10. What happens when news of the looting comes to the Kao compound?

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