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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 does the region of P'englai include?
(a) The Water City.
(b) Lakes and valleys.
(c) Oceans and sand.
(d) Merchants and a prison.

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

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

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

5. How did Lao and Fats'ai's mother's relationship change after Fats'ai's death?
(a) Fats'ai's mother continually quarreled with Lao.
(b) Fats'ai's mother took care of Lao's children.
(c) Fats'ai's mother refused to speak to Lao.
(d) Fats'ai's mother relied on Lao.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lao's husband by trade?

2. How did Lao describe the village of her husband overall?

3. What sort of life did Lao's mother lead as a youngster?

4. What happened to Lao's paternal grandparents?

5. With what did the wife of Lao's husband's cousin help Lao?

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