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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 caused Lao's father's business to fail?
(a) A dishonest employee.
(b) Stolen recipes.
(c) A fire destroyed his building.
(d) An insect infestation.

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

3. Who is Fats'ai's father?
(a) Yintze's husband.
(b) Liu-Yi-tze.
(c) Lao never tells the readers.
(d) Lao's father.

4. What did Lao do for the old woman who fed her?
(a) Gave her Lao's mother's leftover medicine.
(b) Tended her garden.
(c) Paid her.
(d) Nursed her until her death.

5. What sort of events happened in the village, according to Lao?
(a) Extraordinary.
(b) Boring.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Commonplace.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of cook was Lao's father?

4. Whom did Lao often play with at her husband's?

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

(see the answer key)

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