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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Lao when her father first saw her?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

2. What did Lao's father's job in a store require of him?
(a) To work in a garden.
(b) To write advertisements.
(c) To use his math skills.
(d) To lift heavy tools.

3. What happened the first time Lao's feet were bound?
(a) Lao contracted "heavenly blossoms."
(b) Lao's feet broke free.
(c) Lao's parents arranged her marriage.
(d) Lao's sister became jealous.

4. When Lao returned to the home of her parents while pregnant, what did she plan to do?
(a) Go to college.
(b) Clean for them.
(c) Steal their money.
(d) Learn to beg.

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

6. How often did Lao visit her parents while she was married?
(a) Never.
(b) Regulary.
(c) Once a day.
(d) Twice a year.

7. What does the region of P'englai include?
(a) Merchants and a prison.
(b) Oceans and sand.
(c) The Water City.
(d) Lakes and valleys.

8. With whom did Lao run wild as a child?
(a) Neighborhood children.
(b) Her brother.
(c) No one.
(d) Chou Wang's children.

9. How did Lao and Fats'ai's mother's relationship change after Fats'ai's death?
(a) Fats'ai's mother refused to speak to Lao.
(b) Fats'ai's mother took care of Lao's children.
(c) Fats'ai's mother relied on Lao.
(d) Fats'ai's mother continually quarreled with Lao.

10. Whom did Lao often play with at her husband's?
(a) Fats'ai and the other children.
(b) Yantze.
(c) Mantze.
(d) Chefoo.

11. How long did the wife of Liu-Yi-tze's cousin stay with Lao?
(a) Three years.
(b) Five months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two months.

12. What did Lao's sister do when their uncle came for a visit?
(a) Locke Lao in a room.
(b) Spilled the dinner Lao made.
(c) Created chaos so Lao is sent away.
(d) Lied to the uncle about money.

13. What legend happened to Lao's family?
(a) A duck lived with them.
(b) A black cat walked in front of their house.
(c) A goose flew away.
(d) A dog was in the courtyard.

14. Why did Lao return to the home of her husband?
(a) Lao and her sister caused their parents too much grief.
(b) Lao's parents had no money.
(c) Lao did not know how to beg.
(d) Lao's parents did not want her.

15. Whom did Fats'ai's mother blame for his death?
(a) Lao.
(b) Her employer.
(c) Herself.
(d) Liu-Yi-tze.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Lao's father when she was born?

3. Who is Fats'ai?

4. How did Lao describe the village of her husband overall?

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

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