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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, Pages 175-248.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who died in 1921?
(a) Lao's first mistress.
(b) Mantze's daughter.
(c) Lao's sworn mother.
(d) Mantze's husband.

2. What is the title of the prologue?
(a) Family and Heartache.
(b) The City.
(c) Sharing Memories.
(d) Keeping Life.

3. What kind of other servants lived with Lao at Major Liu's house?
(a) Young servants.
(b) No other servants.
(c) Unhelpful servants.
(d) Cruel servants.

4. How many wives did Chang the Chen T'ai have?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. What kind of cook was Lao's father?
(a) A terrible cook.
(b) He never cooks.
(c) He can only make rice.
(d) A wonderful cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Sue Teh marry?

2. What odd happening did Lao not do for Mantze in 1921?

3. After Lao's father's business failed, why did he not show himself to the village when he returned?

4. How old was Lao when her father first saw her?

5. What happened to Lao in 1881?

(see the answer key)

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