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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 226-253.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the dangers of the river?
(a) Crocodiles.
(b) Snags.
(c) Sandbars.
(d) Pirates.

2. What do Hong and Chen give two woman sitting near a farmhouse?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A bag of beans.
(c) Advise.
(d) Rice.

3. What are the customs officers doing?
(a) Taking valuables from the new arrivals.
(b) Turning away any families with small children.
(c)
(d) Turning away any families with elderly people.

4. What happens when the ship is traveling on an especially treacherous stretch of the river?
(a) The first mate falls overboard and drowns.
(b) Lin Shi is knocked overboard.
(c) Lin Shi's daughter is knocked overboard.
(d) The ship springs a leak and they have to off load.

5. Why does the Magistrate let the boys go with no punishment?
(a) He is convinced Chen is a scholar.
(b) He does not let them go.
(c) He receives a letter from the village mayor.
(d) He feels sorry for them since their father is a drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Magistrate decide to do to find out if the boys are who they say?

2. What do Hong and Chen do in Chongqing?

3. What do Hong and Chen travel on towards Beijing?

4. What is significant about the town of Qufu?

5. Where are Hong and Chen housed in Beijing?

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