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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3—Pages 215-244.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yuan befriends a teacher in America who has a daughter. What is the daughter's name?
(a) Ai-lan.
(b) Susan.
(c) Tanya.
(d) Mary.

2. What allows Yuan to look past the fact that his teacher's family is American?
(a) They have ancestors from his homeland.
(b) They have a lot of wealth.
(c) His teacher reminds him of his father.
(d) They are kind to him.

3. At what point does Yuan begin looking at women differently?
(a) When he touches hands with the maid.
(b) When he talks to Ai-lan's mother about his father.
(c) When he meets the maid.
(d) When he dances with a woman for the first time.

4. Why does Yuan get angry at the women Sheng keeps company with?
(a) They do not have jobs.
(b) They are not educated.
(c) They do not treat Sheng with respect.
(d) They wear revealing clothing.

5. What does the teacher's daughter do when they attend church?
(a) She spends more time socializing than worshipping.
(b) She prays enthusiastically.
(c) She is more interested in showing off her clothes than worshipping.
(d) She coldly stares straight ahead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Yuan suddenly despise the common men and beggars?

2. Why doesn't Ai-lan's mother trust Wu?

3. Who does Yuan often exchange letters with when he's in America?

4. Why is Yuan so interested in his teacher's daughter?

5. How does Yuan feel after thinking about the maid when he should be sleeping?

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