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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 are Hong and Chen doing at the opening to this section?
(a) Walking away from Landlord Ma's home.
(b) Sleeping in the forest.
(c) Entering Beijing.
(d) Eating with Landlord Ma's family.

2. About what are Hong and Chen warned?
(a) The magistrate in Manju.
(b) The treacherous river currents.
(c) Bandits in the area around Manju.
(d) Traveling through the flooded regions.

3. Why are Chen and Hong in the custody of the magistrate?
(a) He thinks the letter Chen is carrying is about treason.
(b) Someone said the boys were taking rice out of the paddies.
(c) He is suspicious of Chen being a charlaton.
(d) He thinks the letter Hong is carrying is about treason.

4. What does Landlord Ma offer in order to convince Chen to marry his daughter?
(a) Money.
(b) Access to a huge library.
(c) Prestige.
(d) Land.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Landlord Ma do when he gets upset with Chen?

2. What is Chen able to do that surprises the Magistrate?

3. What does Hong make sure of in Chongqing?

4. How is Hong affected by what happens on the treacherous stretch of the river?

5. What does the magistrate say will happen the next day?

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