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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Pages 39-73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information concerning stories and legends did Lao state about a cat?
(a) A cat in a courtyard is bad luck.
(b) The cat cannot be in a kitchen.
(c) A cat in a courtyard is good luck.
(d) The cat killed a child.

2. Who raised Lao's father?
(a) An uncle.
(b) His sister.
(c) Grandparents.
(d) Neighbors.

3. What happened as Fats'ai hides while playing with Lao one day?
(a) He got scared.
(b) He ran away.
(c) Someone stole him.
(d) He fell down.

4. Why did Wen Chuan attend school as a child?
(a) He showed superb academic skills early.
(b) His uncles sent him to school with his cousins.
(c) The school taught solid trades.
(d) His uncle honored his father's wishes.

5. After Lao's father's business failed, why did he not show himself to the village when he returned?
(a) He owed people money.
(b) He belonged in jail.
(c) He hurt his wife.
(d) He gave outsiders information about the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who often fed Lao when there was nothing in her house to eat after Fats'ai's mother left?

2. What did the neighbors do concerning Lao and Fats'ai's mother's relationship after Fats'ai's death?

3. Where was Lao's father when she was born?

4. What did Lao's father's job in a store require of him?

5. What is the date of Lao's childhood?

(see the answer key)

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