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

2. What happened to Lao in 1881?
(a) Lao's mother remarried.
(b) Lao's sister died.
(c) Lao's husband died.
(d) Lao got married.

3. Where was Lao born?
(a) P'englai.
(b) Laos.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) India.

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

5. What freedom did Lao's mother allow her as a child?
(a) To ignore school.
(b) To run without bound feet.
(c) To play with her sister outside.
(d) To eat a variety of food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the prologue?

2. Why did Wen Chuan attend school as a child?

3. What happened to Lao when she was seven?

4. What did Lao's husband do with their youngest daughter?

5. How long did the wife of Liu-Yi-tze's cousin stay with Lao?

(see the answer key)

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