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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2—Pages 137-161.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Yuan's father claim to have spared the lives of 173 men?
(a) He did not have sufficient time to kill them.
(b) Yuan's mother asked him to.
(c) He lacked the manpower to kill all the men.
(d) For Yuan's sake.

2. Why does Yuan have trouble finding somebody to rent him a room?
(a) His lack of communication skills.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His race.
(d) His clothing.

3. What causes Yuan to remain solitary when he's in America?
(a) He is suspicious of Americans.
(b) His writing consumes his life.
(c) His native pride.
(d) His lack of communication skills.

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

5. What do Yuan's reasons for staying at the home of the old tenants demonstrate?
(a) That he is willing to work hard to make a living.
(b) That he has a lot to gain from the wisdom of the old tenants.
(c) That he is like his father in reasoning.
(d) That he always follows his mother's advice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the soldiers know to look for Yuan?

2. Why does Yuan dislike the 17-year-old daughter of the landlady?

3. How old is Yuan when he arrives in America?

4. When Yuan writes to his father from America, what does he tell him?

5. Who does Yuan find himself holding hands with after they ask him to join the revolutionaries' cause?

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