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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 103-126.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Chen go to from where he is returning?
(a) He is learning to swim.
(b) He went there to register.
(c) A scholar in a nearby town summons him.
(d) He works half a day to earn money to take exams.

2. What nickname has Lao Chen earned?
(a) Rose Prince.
(b) Flowering Jasmine.
(c) Flowering Talent.
(d) Haiku Prince.

3. Who is Wujiang?
(a) Lao Chen's cousin.
(b) An affluent boy who Lao Hong knows.
(c) Lao Hong's best friend.
(d) The village teacher.

4. To what does the story flashback?
(a) To Bao's marriage.
(b) To Lu's wife dying.
(c) To Lu's marriage.
(d) To the story of how Chen is invited to take the exam.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Zhu Tong speak as an equal?

2. Who are Fire Star and Dragon Legs?

3. Who is Hong observing to decide if the man can be trusted?

4. In what century is "The Examination" set?

5. What do the boys find when they arrive at Chengdu?

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