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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. In what tradition does the teacher ask the boy to participate on his first day in school?
(a) He must share his lunch with the others.
(b) He must tell them about his past.
(c) He must sing a song.
(d) He must share his goals for the future.

2. What happens when the teachers confront each other?
(a) They begin to laugh at the situation.
(b) They get into a verbal battle.
(c) They don't confront each other. They turn away from each other.
(d) They get into a physical fight.

3. What is a big treat for the poor in the community?
(a) White rice.
(b) Going to church.
(c) Going to school.
(d) Kite-flying.

4. What does the father tell the mother the baby is doing as they cross the river?
(a) Eating.
(b) Smiling.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Gurgling happily.

5. Where does the teacher take the boy?
(a) To a Chinese restaurant.
(b) To the beach.
(c) To the field.
(d) To a disciplinary room in the school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of faces does the boy who follows the author to school make?

2. Where does the train stop?

3. What vehicle takes the women to the market?

4. Where does the class go on a field trip the first day of school?

5. What is going to happen to the missionaries in Manchuria?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the boy's teacher?

2. What is a "Special Volunteer Soldier"?

3. Explain why the boy says that the morning formation is like a military formation.

4. What is crossing the river like?

5. How does the family show support for the boy when he goes off to school?

6. How does the boy feel about leaving Manchuria?

7. How does the boy respond when the poor children come up to him and ask him to go swimming with them?

8. What experience has the mother had with jail?

9. Why does the boy pretend to be asleep when his mother wakes him up on Sundays?

10. How does the family travel to the town?

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