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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does Hong agree with Fei Qun?
(a) The Beijing will be quite intimidating.
(b) That Chen can be careless about the details of day-to-day living.
(c) That Chen needs to study harder.
(d) That Suzhou will be a fine place to settle.

2. What people are banned from taking the exam again forever?
(a) Those who scored more than two levels below the mminimum level.
(b) Those who scored below the minimum level.
(c) Those who did not complete the entire exam.
(d) Those who tried to bribe the examiners.

3. What happens when the ship is traveling on an especially treacherous stretch of the river?
(a) Lin Shi is knocked overboard.
(b) Lin Shi's daughter is knocked overboard.
(c) The first mate falls overboard and drowns.
(d) The ship springs a leak and they have to off load.

4. Who is the third son in the family?
(a) Lao So.
(b) Lao Chen.
(c) Lao Won.
(d) Lao Hong.

5. What does a grocer advise Chen after the second session of exams?
(a) To get a good night's sleep rather than trying to study.
(b) To eat a hardy breakfast before going to the last day of exams.
(c) Not to trust advice from others about passing the exams.
(d) To get his brother to watch his books for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third son sometimes called?

2. Why are Chen and Hong in the custody of the magistrate?

3. What is one of the dangers of the river?

4. Who kills Fire Star?

5. How has Lao Chen's father lost his money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Chen is shown to his testing cubicle?

2. What does Chen promise his father and what is the likelihood of him keeping that promise?

3. What concerns Hong about Chen while they are staying at Ma's home?

4. How does Chen figure out that Shen Ding tried to ruin Chen's chances at passing the exam?

5. What does Ye Pan tell Hong when Hong gives him the letter? What does he invite Hong to do?

6. Who does Hong get to know on the river?

7. How does Hong's match turn out?

8. What does Hong do while Chen is receiving his award?

9. How is the truth of the brothers decided?

10. What does Hong do while Chen is taking his exam?

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