1 What play do Chueh-min and Chueh-hui perfom at school? Treasure Island A Doll's House The Orphan of Zhao Madame Butterfly 2 What does Chin read in New Youth Magazine that affirms her decision to apply for the Foreign Languages School? An article called "Cannibal Confucian Morality" A letter to the editor encouraging girls to cut their hair An excerpt from Ibsen's A Doll's House A letter from her friend Hsu Chien-ju written in pai hua 3 What does Mei's name mean? "plum blossom" "young love" "fragrance at eventide" "a treasure of rare worth" 4 Which reason does NOT prevent Mei and Chueh-hsin from getting married? Mrs. Chou and Mrs. Chien fought over a game of mahjong Their birth charts are incompatible There was a prophecy that if they married, Mei would die young They are biological cousins 5 Why do the students of Chengdu protest at the governor's office? Funding for the girls school was diverted to the military Soldiers incited a riot at the Wanchun theater The government issued a proclamation forbidding girls from cutting their hair short The police shut down Dawn magazine 6 Why does Chueh-hsin play the bamboo flute at night? Chueh-hsin wants to teach his son, Hai-chen, to play the flute Chueh-hsin wanted to become a musician before his father chose his career The music expresses Chueh-hsin's grief over lost love Chueh-hsin needs to practice to perform at his grandfather's birthday celebration 7 Why are Chueh-hui and Chueh-min late for dinner? They joined a student protest before coming home Chueh-hui refused to take a sedan chair, and they walked through the snow The rehearsal for the play ran late because Chueh-hui could not remember his lines Soldiers interrogated them as they left school 8 Why is Mrs. Chang the subject of gossip in the Kao family? She is addicted to playing mahjong and smoking tobacco She allows Chin to be educated in public school and did not bind Chin's feet She had an affair with the servant Kao Sheng and then had him sent to prison She is a widow and refuses to remarry 9 Why does Ming-feng fear getting older? She only has a year left of servitude to the Kao family and no place to go after She will likely be married off The women in her family die before they reach age twenty She does not want to lose her youthful beauty 10 How did Chueh-hsin's father choose Jui-chueh to be Chueh-hsin's wife? After Jui-chueh saved Chueh-hsin's life, he decided it was fate He narrowed the list of potential brides to two names and picked one at random He asked Chueh-hsin whom he would like to marry He owed Jui-chueh's father a lot of money and compromised by arranging the marriage 11 What did Chueh-hsin want to do after graduating from school? Study chemistry or physics at a university Join the Kuomintang Become a professional flutist Travel the world 12 What does Chien-yun do for work? He is a female impersonating opera singer He is unemployed He works for the Sichuan Mercantile Company with Chueh-hsin He tutors the Wang children 13 What job did Jui-chueh have before joining the Kao family? Seamstress Concubine for her father's friend Opera singer Painter at a fan shop 14 Why does Chueh-hui chastise himself after giving money to the beggar boy? He knows one act of charity cannot save the beggar boy The money would have been enough to buy Ming-feng's freedom The beggar boy was actually a scam artist He gives the boy money he owes Uncle Ke-ting 15 Who invites Chueh-hui to join the student protest? His brother, Chueh-min His classmate, Hui-ju His cousin, Chin His friend, Hsu Chien-ju 16 Why is Chueh-hui called in to see his grandfather? The Venerable Master Kao wants to add Chueh-hui to his will The Venerable Master Kao wants to discuss Chueh-hui's political beliefs The Venerable Master Kao has arranged a marriage for him The Venerable Master Kao wants him to stop protesting 17 What does Chueh-hui do immediately after leaving the Venerable Master Kao's chambers? He vandalizes a plum tree He searches the gardens for Ming-feng He burns his copy of the Li Chi He sneaks off the compound with Mama Huang's help 18 Why do the student protests in Chengdu end? The semester resumed, and no one had time to protest The governor resigned to appease the students The government officially apologizes and instates a rule that soldiers cannot hit students The soldiers opened fire on the student protesters, killing several 19 Why do Ming-feng and Chueh-hui hide their relationship? Chueh-min is also in love with Ming-feng Ming-feng is a servant and Chueh-hui is a member of the gentry Ming-feng is the Venerable Master Kao's concubine Chueh-hui is already betrothed to Chin 20 What book does the Venerable Master Kao give Chueh-hui? "Treasure Island" “On Filial Piety and the Shunning of Lewdness” "The Li Chi" "Resurrection" 21 What holiday do the Kao family prepare to celebrate? The Tomb-Sweeping Festival The Lunar New Year The Dragon Boat Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival 22 What does Yeh-yeh do when he sees Chueh-hui left the family compound? He forbids Chueh-hui from watching the fireworks display He hits Chueh-hui in front of his brothers Nothing; he does not notice Chueh-hui He takes all of Chueh-hui's pocket money 23 What sign of "refinement" does Chueh-hui think goes against his grandfather's Confucian morals? Writing in pai hua Patronizing female-impersonating opera singers Reading Western novels Foot binding 24 Why is Chin jealous of her cousins' education? They read modern texts while Chin's professors only teach classics Their teachers are all female Their school has heating Her only tutor is Chien-yun 25 Which historic figure does Chueh-hui quote to Chueh-min and Chin? Napoleon Confucius Genghis Khan General Ho Chu-ping
