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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1—Pages 46-70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1 when Yuan is laying awake, what is he thinking about?
(a) Whether or not he should go back home.
(b) Going back to school to complete his education.
(c) Deciding what to do about his horse.
(d) Whether or not his father has figured out where he's gone.

2. What word is considered a dangerous one in the city?
(a) Warlord.
(b) Poet.
(c) Writer.
(d) Revolutionary.

3. Who is Wang the Landlord?
(a) Yuan's classmate.
(b) Yuan's uncle.
(c) Yuan's grandfather.
(d) One of the tenants Yuan stayed with in the countryside.

4. Why are guards accompanying Yuan on his way back home?
(a) They have directions that he must follow.
(b) They are trying to protect him.
(c) They are good friends with him.
(d) They think he might try to escape.

5. Who does not talk when Yuan meets the rest of the family?
(a) Ai-lan.
(b) Sheng.
(c) Meng.
(d) Ai-lan's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Wang the Tiger chosen for Yuan?

2. Why does Ai-lan dance with people she doesn't want to dance with?

3. Which of the following is a common theme throughout the first part of the book?

4. What is Wu Li-yang's occupation?

5. What do the two women come to tell Yuan about his father?

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