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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. How did Fats'ai's mother think her son died?
(a) That the doctor misdiagnosed him.
(b) That Lao "frightened him to death."
(c) That he died of smallpox.
(d) That he ran into traffic.

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

3. What did Lao share about Ch'ien Lao-yeh's family?
(a) They have been in the law for generations.
(b) They are thiefs who run from authorities.
(c) They keep secrets.
(d) They have very little money.

4. Why did a shaman come to Chang the Chen T'ai's house one day?
(a) To take money.
(b) To settle a dispute.
(c) To eat dinner.
(d) To toll a god out.

5. How were Lao's household duties at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?
(a) Light.
(b) Unfair.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Heavy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of Lao's childhood?

2. What did Li Yuntze do with a pair of shoes entrusted to him?

3. What does the region of P'englai include?

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

5. In 1899, how was Lao's husband's opium use?

(see the answer key)

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