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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 65-83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Chen done as a result of his mother's tutelage?
(a) Taught his cousin how to read and write.
(b) Created new strains of roses.
(c) Written a musical score for the emperor.
(d) Passed the first government examination for a position.

2. Who does Bao ask to change Hong's mind?
(a) The village mayor.
(b) Tia.
(c) The village monk.
(d) Chen.

3. What does Hong worry about as he and Chen are walking?
(a) Whether Chen will listen to him.
(b) The many soldiers on the road.
(c) The many old men and women who are beggars.
(d) The locusts he sees on the crops.

4. What do Hong and Lu think is unlikely?
(a) That either boy will return.
(b) That they will find a girl willing to come to a tiny village.
(c) That Chen will return to his native village.
(d) That Hong will pass the exams.

5. What is the relation between Lao Hong and Lao Chen?
(a) They are best friends.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are brother and sister.
(d) They are brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the story flashback?

2. What right does Chen earn?

3. How old is Lao Hong?

4. Why does Chen accede to his school master's request?

5. Who is the third son in the family?

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