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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Pages 1-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information concerning stories and legends does Lao state about a dog?
(a) A dog in a courtyard is bad luck.
(b) A dog in a courtyard is good luck.
(c) A dog cannot be inside a house.
(d) A dog kept her company.

2. What did Lao's mother struggle with when she had her own household?
(a) How to handle a household.
(b) How to buy food.
(c) How to cook well.
(d) How to organize.

3. What information concerning stories and legends does Lao state about a wild goose?
(a) A goose landing in a courtyard means an increase in fortune.
(b) The goose drowned.
(c) A goose walking through a house fortells a robbery.
(d) The goose cannot be around a cat.

4. Why did neighbors criticize Lao's mother?
(a) She did not understand the need to save money.
(b) Her kids ran wild.
(c) Her husband cooked better than she.
(d) She beat her children.

5. What job did Lao's father have in a store?
(a) Working as a clerk.
(b) Keeping books.
(c) Cleaning the sidewalks.
(d) Selling feed.

Short Answer Questions

1. From 1870-1881, where did Lao and her family move?

2. At 13, what did Lao's parents teach her?

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

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

5. What does the region of P'englai include?

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