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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Lao visit her parents after she was married?
(a) She sneaked them food.
(b) It was tradition.
(c) They missed her.
(d) Her sister needed help.

2. How did Fats'ai die?
(a) From smallpox.
(b) From drowning.
(c) From a broken neck.
(d) From a beating.

3. What happened when two wives quarrel over Chang the Chen T'ai's favor one day?
(a) The master leaves.
(b) Another wife was called to help.
(c) Lao was called to intervene.
(d) The shaman was called.

4. What did Lao's mother struggle with when she had her own household?
(a) How to handle a household.
(b) How to buy food.
(c) How to organize.
(d) How to cook well.

5. What decision did Lao have to make concerning her employment with Chang the Chen T'ai?
(a) To ask for more money or not.
(b) To keep their secret or not.
(c) To find another mistress or not.
(d) To travel with them or not.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lao feel about the wife of her husband's cousin living with her?

2. Who lived with Lao at her husband's house?

3. How much food did Lao and Mantze have at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?

4. After employment with Change the Chen, where did Lao work?

5. During the New Year's holiday of 1895, where did Lao get temporary work?

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