2. What happens to Hong after Chen is taken away?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He slips overboard and hides while hanging on the ladder.
(c) He is knocked unconscious.
(d) He is tied up.

3. What does General Ma want Hong to do?
(a) Accompany Chen to Beijing and recruit there.
(b) Go back to his village and recruit others.
(c) Become a scout.
(d) Become a soldier.

4. At what does General Ma think Hong is a natural?
(a) Speaker.
(b) Warrior.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Farmer.

5. What does Chen tell Hong about the time of his captivity with the pirates?
(a) That he was sometimes beaten by the pirates.
(b) That they left him alone.
(c) That they asked him to read to them.
(d) That they fed him well.

6. What does the municipal examination do?
(a) Weeds out all but a few hundred of the best.
(b) Gives them a way to practice.
(c) Lets them know if one is a good citizen.
(d) Lets them know if one understands the government.

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

8. Who is Meng Dafu?
(a) Hong's contact in Beijing.
(b) Hong's contact in Wuhan.
(c) The captain of the new vessel they board.
(d) The person Chen is to deliver his letter to in Wuhan.

9. What does Chen think has helped to prepare him for the exam?
(a) The books he has read in various places.
(b) His brother's loyalty.
(c) His talks with his master teacher.
(d) His travels.

10. Who is Meng Dafu?
(a) The person to whom Chen is to deliver a letter.
(b) Hong's contact in the White Lotus in Beijing.
(c) The magistrate in Wuhan.
(d) Chen's newest teacher.

11. What is significant about the town of Qufu?
(a) It is the burial place for the Buddha.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The tomb of Confucius is there.
(d) It is the last town before Beijing.

12. What is Chen offered after his examinations?
(a) A position in the Emperor's library.
(b) A number of official positions.
(c) Two thousand gold pieces.
(d) The governship of a province.

13. What does Yao advise Hong?
(a) Nothing.
(b) To give the letters to the pirates.
(c) To cooperate with the pirates.
(d) To try to escape since he'll be killed anyway.

14. Where does Hong intend to go when he leaves Beijing?
(a) To see Ye Pan.
(b) Back to his home village.
(c) To General Ma.
(d) To find Yao.

15. What is Hong expected to do if he is caught on a mission for the White Lotus?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Tell them misleading information.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Kill the arresting officers.