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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the title of the prologue?
(a) Keeping Life.
(b) Sharing Memories.
(c) Family and Heartache.
(d) The City.

4. Why did Liu Ma become Lao's "sworn mother"?
(a) Lao's former mistress wants her to have one.
(b) The sworn mother knew Lao's birth mother.
(c) Lao needs help with Mantze.
(d) The sworn mother has devious reasons.

5. How did Wen Chuan's schooling affect him?
(a) It gave him an inflated ego.
(b) It made him prepared for life.
(c) It made him ill prepared for life.
(d) It provided an opportunity to do opium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lao's husband by trade?

2. What information concerning stories and legends did Lao state about a cat?

3. Where did Fats'ai hide while playing with Lao one day?

4. At 13, what did Lao's parents do to her?

5. Who is Fats'ai's father?

(see the answer key)

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