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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. What is one thing that delights Hong about Chengdu?
(a) The variety of food for sale.
(b) The many temples.
(c) The street plays.
(d) The mock sword fights in the streets.

2. Who is Lin Shi?
(a) Hong's contact in the White Lotus in Chongqing.
(b) The captain of the sailing vessel.
(c) An old merchant who has traveled the river for years.
(d) Chen's mentor's father.

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

4. What are Hong and Chen doing at the opening to this section?
(a) Entering Beijing.
(b) Walking away from Landlord Ma's home.
(c) Eating with Landlord Ma's family.
(d) Sleeping in the forest.

5. Why do the two boys intend to go there?
(a) So Chen can take the provincial exams.
(b) To light candles for their mother in the temple.
(c) To find a bride for their younger sister.
(d) To find a bride for Chen.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is Lao Hong known?

2. What does the magistrate say will happen the next day?

3. Who is Wujiang?

4. Who is the third son in the family?

5. What is Chen able to do that surprises the Magistrate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zhu Tong as of Hong?

2. What town do the brothers reach after leaving Ma's home, what do they do and of what does Hong make certain?

3. What happens as the brothers leave Ma's home?

4. What does Shen Ding explain to Chen about the grading of the exams?

5. Where and with whom do the boys live, and why is their life style less than it should be?

6. What did Chen need in order to take the first examination and how did he get it?

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

8. Why is Bao angry at Hong and to what does Hong finally agree?

9. From where is Chen returning on a cart and on what is he thinking?

10. What test taker treats the brothers to tea and what does he tell Chen about the examination?

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