2. What does Landlord Ma offer in order to convince Chen to marry his daughter?
(a) Access to a huge library.
(b) Land.
(c) Prestige.
(d) Money.

3. How has Lao Chen's father lost his money?
(a) Bad crops several years in a row.
(b) Drinking and gambling.
(c) He never had much money.
(d) His second wife's family.

4. With what does Lao Chen show a remarkable ability when very young?
(a) With poetry.
(b) With languages.
(c) With growing flowers.
(d) With music.

5. In what century is "The Examination" set?
(a) 20th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 16th.
(d) 15th.

6. What has Chen done as a result of his mother's tutelage?
(a) Taught his cousin how to read and write.
(b) Passed the first government examination for a position.
(c) Created new strains of roses.
(d) Written a musical score for the emperor.

7. Why is each exam copied by a scribe before being given to the examiners?
(a) So there is no chance of bias.
(b) They are not copied.
(c) So the examiners do no have to struggle to read poor handwriting.
(d) So they have a copy of each exam for the library.

8. Why is Bao angry with Hong?
(a) For refusing to meet the bride she has found for him.
(b) For working so hard in the rice paddies.
(c) For not giving his father any of his winnings.
(d) For being disrespectful to the elderly neighbor.

9. Who are Fire Star and Dragon Legs?
(a) It is not mentioned who they are.
(b) Two cats that live with Lao Hong.
(c) Characters in a book Lao Hong has read 5 times.
(d) Lao Hong's crickets.

10. For what is Lao Hong known?
(a) His sleight of hand.
(b) His fighting crickets.
(c) His quiet obedience.
(d) His comic routine.

11. What does Chen decide about Confucius?
(a) He would think bribing is acceptable.
(b) He would not pass these exams.
(c) He would not sit for these exams.
(d) He would not approve of trying to bribe someone.

12. Who is Ye Pan?
(a) The official overseeing the exams.
(b) The man to whom Hong must deliver a letter.
(c) The man who is sharing Hong and Chen's quarters.
(d) A puppeteer Hong meets.

13. What does Hong worry about as he and Chen are walking?
(a) Whether Chen will listen to him.
(b) The locusts he sees on the crops.
(c) The many soldiers on the road.
(d) The many old men and women who are beggars.

14. Why are Chen and Hong in the custody of the magistrate?
(a) Someone said the boys were taking rice out of the paddies.
(b) He is suspicious of Chen being a charlaton.
(c) He thinks the letter Hong is carrying is about treason.
(d) He thinks the letter Chen is carrying is about treason.

15. Where do Chen and Hong tell Lao Lu they intend to go?
(a) Jaoung.
(b) Chengdu.
(c) Szechan.
(d) Beijing.