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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decision did Lao have to make concerning her employment with Chang the Chen T'ai?
(a) To keep their secret or not.
(b) To travel with them or not.
(c) To find another mistress or not.
(d) To ask for more money or not.

2. During the New Year's holiday of 1895, what did the Japanese do?
(a) Spread disease.
(b) Visit the area.
(c) Warn the country.
(d) Bomb the city.

3. At 13, what did Lao's parents do to her?
(a) Changed her hairstyle.
(b) Changed the length of her dresses.
(c) Changed her bedroom.
(d) Changed her to smaller shoes.

4. With what did the wife of Lao's husband's cousin help Lao?
(a) Patience.
(b) Cooking skills.
(c) Housetending.
(d) Homesickness.

5. From 1870-1881, where did Lao and her family move?
(a) The Northeast corner.
(b) A emporer's castle.
(c) America.
(d) The Chou Wang Temple area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What freedom did Lao's mother allow her as a child?

2. What did Lao's father do to earn money for the family?

3. What sort of life did Lao's mother lead as a youngster?

4. Why did Major Liu give Mantze and Lao food and time?

5. How were Lao's household duties at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?

(see the answer key)

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