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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 sees wounded soldiers being carried into the city?
(a) Chin.
(b) Cheuh-hsin.
(c) Cheuh-hui.
(d) Chueh-min.

2. What advice does Cheuh-hsin give to his youngest brother about his arranged marriage?
(a) To just accept it.
(b) To refuse.
(c) To be positive and he will eventually fall in love.
(d) To run away.

3. How has Mei's disposition changed in Chapter 20 since the brothers have last seen her?
(a) She is very angry now.
(b) It has not changed, she is still melancholy.
(c) She is enjoying her life now.
(d) She is much happier now.

4. Why has Uncle Ke-ting been stealing from his wife?
(a) To pay off gambling debt.
(b) To keep a concubine in the city.
(c) To cover his drinking costs.
(d) To try and leave her.

5. What does Cheuh-min say he has been so wrapped up in that he has not had time to talk with Cheuh-hui about his feelings?
(a) His love for Chin.
(b) The ideas of the revolution.
(c) Family obligations.
(d) School work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the magazine that Cheuh-hui and some of his friends start to publish?

2. Who walks off with Mei after her confrontation with Chueh-hui in the garden?

3. How does Jui-cheuh feel about being made to live outside the city in her state?

4. When Cheuh-hui hears that Jui-cheuh has been moved what does he tell his older brother?

5. Who has the governor ordered a campaign against in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the family feel the night that fighting breaks out around the city?

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

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

6. Why is Chien-erh burning paper money?

7. Why are the women scared of the curse of the blood-glow?

8. What role does Cheuh-hui play in Cheuh-min's hiding?

9. Why do two policemen come to Cheuh-hui's magazine office?

10. What does Jui-cheuh share with Mei in Chapter 22?

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