2. What makes Yuan's teacher say that he is just like Mary?
(a) His rejection of Christianity.
(b) His longing for a father figure.
(c) His love of China.
(d) His writing talent.

3. Who does Yuan get into a dispute with on the train?
(a) The priest from America.
(b) A white woman.
(c) Mei-ling.
(d) The man serving food.

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

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

6. How does Yuan's lady mother react to his proposal?
(a) She is surprised.
(b) She expected this to happen.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She thinks it's a great idea.

7. What does Mary fear?
(a) That Yuan will return to his country as a Christian leader.
(b) That Yuan will lose interest in her.
(c) That her father will drive Yuan away.
(d) That Yuan will not become Christian.

8. Who says, "idealism and enthusiasm are not the same thing"?
(a) Yuan's teacher.
(b) Sheng.
(c) Yuan.
(d) The teacher's daughter.

9. What is Yuan's room at the inn like?
(a) It lacks any furniture.
(b) It is more beautiful than any other room he has seen.
(c) It's extremely filthy.
(d) It is shared with other men.

10. Who does Yuan want to say good-bye to more than anybody else when he leaves to go to the Capital city?
(a) Ai-lan.
(b) His lady mother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) Mei-ling.

11. What is the bad news that Yuan receives about his hometown?
(a) His father has died.
(b) Revolutionaries have given up on their cause.
(c) Ai-lan has died.
(d) Revolutionaries have attacked white men.

12. Who does Yuan ask to reveal the truth about the bad news in his hometown?
(a) Ai-lan.
(b) Meng.
(c) Wang the Tiger.
(d) Sheng.

13. Which character says, "who is not selfish? We are all selfish"?
(a) Meng.
(b) Sheng.
(c) Yuan.
(d) Jim.

14. Why is Yuan proud of Ai-lan?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) Her education.
(d) Her betrothed.

15. Why is Yuan thankful to Mary?
(a) She always believes him.
(b) She doesn't want to marry him.
(c) She taught him how to kiss.
(d) She stopped him from becoming Christian.