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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Yuan feel about Mary's letter?
2. Why doesn't Ai-lan's mother trust Wu?
3. Which of the following does Yuan bring back with him from America?
4. What emotion does Yuan feel after he and Mary kiss?
5. What is Mei-ling's goal?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Mary's description, is Yuan enthusiastic or idealistic?
2. What does Yuan learn about his father's financial situation when he visits?
3. Does Yuan keep his hopes up about Mei-ling changing her mind about his proposal? Why or why not?
4. What evidence of social change does Yuan experience on the boat on the way back to China?
5. What is Yuan shocked by as he debarks from the train and rides with Meng through the city?
6. What is Yuan's reaction to the kiss he shares with Mary?
7. What is the bad news that Mary's family delivers to Yuan?
8. In what ways does Yuan struggle with his pride?
9. Why does Yuan grow to like Mei-ling?
10. Why is Yuan embarrassed by the Chinese brothers who put on a comedy act at the school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does China transform while Yuan is in America? Compare the three Chinas that Yuan experiences: the China before he leaves to America, the China he tells people about in America, and the China Yuan returns to. Cite at least three examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Yuan joins the cause believing that it will help give him freedom, especially from his father's control. How does Yuan discover that the cause actually means less freedom? What is Yuan's reaction? Cite at least three specific examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Yuan has difficulty rejecting the traditions of the past and accepting the revolutionary ideas. What traditional ideas does Yuan have trouble rejecting and accepting? What revolutionary ideas does Yuan have trouble rejecting and accepting? What conclusions does Yuan come to in the end? Cite at least three examples from the novel.
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