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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, Pages 142-174.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lao feel about the wife of her husband's cousin living with her?
(a) Worried.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Confused.

2. What benefit does Lao say she has from working for a Chinese family?
(a) She can build a home life of her own.
(b) They pay a living wage.
(c) They encourage her husband to stay with her.
(d) They know the laws.

3. How long did the wife of Liu-Yi-tze's cousin stay with Lao?
(a) Two months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

4. Who lived with Lao at her husband's house?
(a) Another family.
(b) Lao's sister.
(c) Only her husband.
(d) The wife of her husband's cousin.

5. During the New Year's holiday of 1895, where did Lao get temporary work?
(a) At her old house cleaning floors.
(b) On the streets begging.
(c) For the Yin family at the Shou Pei.
(d) With the Lius at a new business venture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of woman was Old Mistress Chang?

2. In 1899, how was Lao's husband's opium use?

3. What best describes Lao's time with Major Liu and his family?

4. What did Yintze do when her visits with the parents came to an end?

5. What did Lao's mistress at Ch'ien Lao-yeh's tell her?

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