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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 253-269.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Yao?
(a) A boy Hong shares confinement with at the pirate camp.
(b) Another scholar Hong and Chen encounter.
(c) A soldier in the Emperor's army.
(d) The cabin boy on the sailing vessel.

2. What does the Magistrate decide to do to find out if the boys are who they say?
(a) Search their belongings.
(b) Torture Chen.
(c) Quiz Chen.
(d) Torture Hong.

3. Who is impressed by Chen's robes?
(a) The sailors.
(b) The pirates.
(c) No one.
(d) The Captain's daughter.

4. How is Hong tortured?
(a) Bamboo Shoots.
(b) The Thousand Cuts.
(c) The rack.
(d) Broken fingers.

5. What does Hong agree to do?
(a) Meet with the girl Bao has picked for him.
(b) Stop working in the rice paddies.
(c) Try to a position as a government employee.
(d) Give their father a small amount from his winnings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Chen go to from where he is returning?

2. For what did the local schoolmaster resent Chen?

3. Who is the highest ranking minister below the emperor?

4. Who kills Fire Star?

5. Why is Chen treated differently than the other passengers?

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