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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bao angry with Hong?
(a) For being disrespectful to the elderly neighbor.
(b) For not giving his father any of his winnings.
(c) For refusing to meet the bride she has found for him.
(d) For working so hard in the rice paddies.

2. What does Chen need that was difficult to get?
(a) Money to pay for the examination.
(b) A certification as to his schooling.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A recommendation from someone with a good reputation.

3. How is Hong affected by what happens on the treacherous stretch of the river?
(a) He is excited about a new adventure as they off load.
(b) He is deeply grieved.
(c) He does not seem affected.
(d) He gets depressed.

4. What does Lin Shi refuse to believe?
(a) That Hong and Chen are on their way to Beijing.
(b) That Hong and Chen are cousins.
(c) That Chen is a member of the White Lotus.
(d) That Hong is a member of the White Lotus.

5. Who is Hong observing to decide if the man can be trusted?
(a) Ye Pan.
(b) Ye Po.
(c) Wong Be.
(d) Wang Be.

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

7. Who is Ye Pan?
(a) A puppeteer Hong meets.
(b) The man who is sharing Hong and Chen's quarters.
(c) The man to whom Hong must deliver a letter.
(d) The official overseeing the exams.

8. Where are the highest government exams taken?
(a) In each province Capitol.
(b) The imperial palace in Beijing.
(c) In one's own hometown.
(d) In the largest city of a designated area.

9. Why does Chen stay outside the hall after Ding leaves?
(a) To see if his name is in the top five announced separately.
(b) To congratulate several of the men.
(c) To wait for Hong.
(d) To ask an examiner a question.

10. What does Hong make sure of in Chongqing?
(a) That Chen gets several nights of good sleep.
(b) That the White Lotus contact knows he is there.
(c) That Chen is charged only the reduced rate for scholars.
(d) That his letters are sent securely.

11. In what province do Lao Chen and Lao Hong live?
(a) Shaanix.
(b) Hunan.
(c) Jiangsu.
(d) Sichuan.

12. Who is Bao?
(a) Chen's neighbor.
(b) Chen's grandmother.
(c) Chen's older sister.
(d) Chen's youngest sister.

13. What does the magistrate say will happen the next day?
(a) The boys will be whipped publicly.
(b) The boys will be hung.
(c) The boys will be released after a messenger goes to their village.
(d) The boys will be fined and let go.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname has Lao Chen earned?

2. What are the customs officers doing?

3. Why is Lu angry?

4. What does Hong promise Fei Qun?

5. Who is the White Lotus?

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