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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. What did Lao insist concerning Mantze's marriage?
(a) That Mantze have a wedding.
(b) That Lao not be present.
(c) That Mantze's father be opium-free the day of the ceremony.
(d) That the future husband pay for part of the ceremony.

2. What was Lao's husband by trade?
(a) Cook.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Drug dealer.
(d) Iron salesman.

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

4. What did Mantze learn at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?
(a) To iron and clean.
(b) To cheat and steal.
(c) To sew and read.
(d) To scrub and cook.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mantze's husband think about his wedding?

2. When Lao returned to the home of her parents while pregnant, what did she plan to do?

3. What did Lao's father's job in a store require of him?

4. What happens to the bride of the oldest son of Major Liu's house?

5. What happened to Lao when she was seven?

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