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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. Upon hearing of the looting in the city, what orders does Cheuh-hsin give to his younger brothers?
(a) To hide with the women in the lake house.
(b) To stand guard over the compound at night.
(c) To fortify the compounds gates.
(d) To sneak out and purchase more food.

2. What does a writer from Peking try to convince Chinese youths to do?
(a) Raise up in arms against the governor.
(b) Refuse to fall in love.
(c) Stop honoring the gods.
(d) Get an education.

3. Who does Cheuh-min stay with when he runs away to avoid his arranged marriage?
(a) Mei.
(b) A friend from the magazine.
(c) A school friend.
(d) Mrs. Chang.

4. Why do Mrs. Chang, Chin, and Mei come to the Kao compound the day after the fighting starts?
(a) Because they feel safer with the men.
(b) Because Master Kao has invited them.
(c) Because the military has taken over their home.
(d) Because their house is too close to the fighting.

5. What is the state of the house Jui-cheuh must live in outside the city?
(a) Grand and well stocked.
(b) Small but cozy.
(c) Warm and comfortable.
(d) Damp with a dirt floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cheuh-hui hear when he arrives to the compound after school in Chapter 25?

2. Where is Master Kao during all the fighting?

3. Who tells Ming-Feng that she is to become Master Feng's concubine?

4. How does Cheuh-hui feel about himself in Chapter 26?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Chin so upset in Chapter 22?

6. Describe the boat ride the cousins are on in Chapter 19.

7. What do Cheuh-hsin and Mei talk about while in the garden at the Kao compound?

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

9. What is the general response to the death of Master Kao?

10. What is Cheuh-min's response to his arranged marriage?

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