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

2. Who does Hong say sent his regards to Ye Pan?
(a) Fei Qun.
(b) Lao Lu.
(c) Chen.
(d) Wang Be.

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

4. What is Chen unable to find to help the boys out of their dilemma?
(a) His letter from his father.
(b) His diploma.
(c) His letter from his school master.
(d) His examination appointment.

5. What is the third son sometimes called?
(a) Three Brother.
(b) Just by his given name.
(c) Third Son.
(d) Brother Third.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the story flashback?

2. What people are banned from taking the exam again forever?

3. What does Chen apply to do in Tianquan?

4. What practice has Daiyun undergone?

5. What did Lao Chen learn by age four?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hong intend to help his brother Chen, and what are the names of his two crickets?

2. Who is suspicious of the brothers, why and what does he intend to do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What talent does Chen have and at what age does this talent show?

10. Give a brief description of the two boys, Lao Hong and Lao Chen.

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