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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. How many times has Shen Ding taken the provincial exam before this time?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 0.

2. Who does Master Fei Qun visit?
(a) Chen.
(b) Hong.
(c) Lu.
(d) Tong.

3. Why is Lu angry?
(a) He was insulted by his brother.
(b) He has no money to buy alcohol.
(c) He has been reprimanded by the local Samurai.
(d) He believes he is being deserted.

4. What do the boys find when they arrive at Chengdu?
(a) A long line.
(b) The soldiers are not allowing anyone else in until the next day.
(c) The city is closed due to a plague.
(d) There is no one at the gates.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Chen go to from where he is returning?

2. What does Hong learn about Ye Pan?

3. Where are the highest government exams taken?

4. What does Chen worry about concerning the customs officers?

5. What are the customs officers doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Zhu Tong as of Hong?

3. How does Hong's match turn out?

4. What does Shen Ding advise Chen to do on the last day of the exam, what does Chen decide to do and why?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who visits Chen before he leaves and what does he ask?

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