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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, Pages 142-174.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what did the wife of Lao's husband's cousin help Lao?
(a) Housetending.
(b) Homesickness.
(c) Cooking skills.
(d) Patience.

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

3. When were Lao's feet bound for the second time?
(a) When she was nine.
(b) When she was thirteen.
(c) When her father could afford it.
(d) When a neighbor told her mother to do so.

4. What information concerning stories and legends does Lao state about a tame goose?
(a) The goose thought it was a dog.
(b) A goose flying away from a courtyard means an decrease in fortune.
(c) The goose must cross paths with a black cat.
(d) Nothing, she mentions a duck.

5. What sort of events happened in the village, according to Lao?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Extraordinary.
(c) Commonplace.
(d) Boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. While playing with Lao one day, what doid Fats'ai cry out for?

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

3. What did Liu Ma promise concerning Lao?

4. Why did Major Liu's family not contract smallpox?

5. What happened as Fats'ai hides while playing with Lao one day?

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