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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Yuan's uncle say about Sheng?
(a) He has gotten in trouble with the law.
(b) His education is not complete.
(c) He has fallen in love with an American woman.
(d) He is spending too much money.

3. Who meets Yuan when he debarks from the train?
(a) Wang the Merchant.
(b) Sheng.
(c) An officer.
(d) Meng.

4. When Yuan proposes to a female character, how does she respond?
(a) She rejects the proposal because she never wants to get married.
(b) She rejects the proposal because she sees him as a brother.
(c) She accepts the proposal because she loves him.
(d) She accepts the proposal because she wants protection.

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

6. In what two ways does Yuan's teacher believe Yuan and Mary are alike?
(a) Rebellion and caution.
(b) Youth and rebellion.
(c) Youth and education.
(d) Youth and tradition.

7. What has happened to Yuan's plot of land?
(a) The farmer is still planting on it.
(b) The harvest is doing well.
(c) The maid has been waiting there for him.
(d) It's been developed into a busy area.

8. What field is Mei-ling studying?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Writing.
(c) Military.
(d) Business.

9. What social change has occurred since Yuan left for the United States?
(a) There are no more poor people.
(b) People no longer abandon their female children.
(c) Women are not forced to marry.
(d) Women can go to school.

10. What does the teacher's daughter feel her father possesses?
(a) Idealism.
(b) Kinship.
(c) Faith.
(d) Hatred.

11. Who says, "they feel because you are what you are, how glorious to win you to their cause "?
(a) Sheng.
(b) Yuan.
(c) Yuan's teacher.
(d) Mary.

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

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

14. What excuse does Yuan use to stop kissing Mary?
(a) He needs to tell her father something.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He is too cold.
(d) He has an assignment to work on.

15. What does Yuan say about the two Chinese brothers?
(a) They are not educated.
(b) They are not really brothers.
(c) They are not as funny as they think they are.
(d) They are from the south and not really Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Yuan proud of Ai-lan?

2. What is one thing that Yuan likes about Mei-ling?

3. How does Yuan feel about Mary's letter?

4. Who says, "idealism and enthusiasm are not the same thing"?

5. What does Yuan find physically unattractive about Mary?

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