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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of life did Lao's mother lead as a youngster?
(a) She was part of the elite.
(b) She was a slave.
(c) She lived a depressing life.
(d) She lived a sheltered life.

2. What was Ch'ien Lao-yeh's house like?
(a) Creepy with weird noises.
(b) Small but pretty.
(c) Huge with hundreds living there.
(d) Infested with bugs.

3. Who often fed Lao when there was nothing in her house to eat after Fats'ai's mother left?
(a) Yintze.
(b) Her brother and his wife.
(c) Her parents.
(d) A cousin of her husband's father.

4. What did the bride of the oldest son of Major Liu's house do?
(a) Stole money for alcohol.
(b) Had affairs.
(c) Baked with the servants.
(d) Smoked lots of opium.

5. During Lao's pregnancies, what was her life like?
(a) Restful.
(b) Easy.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Fair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did neighbors criticize Lao's mother?

2. Why did Liu Ma become Lao's "sworn mother"?

3. How did Lao feel about scolding?

4. At Major Liu's house, whom did Lao live with?

5. During the New Year's holiday of 1895, what did the Japanese do?

(see the answer key)

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