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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. By the time Lao was born, what had happened to her family's finances?
(a) The finances had grown.
(b) They gave money to religious organizations.
(c) The family squandered the inheritance.
(d) The family hid it from the government.

3. How did Lao describe the village of her husband overall?
(a) Ordinary.
(b) Mythical.
(c) Extraordinary.
(d) Unclean.

4. What do the traditions Lao carried out during the woman's dying days ensure?
(a) That she will see her loved ones again.
(b) That she will live again.
(c) That she will have a safe and speedy passage.
(d) That she will not go to the devil.

5. Where was Lao's father when she was born?
(a) At a pub.
(b) Working in a field.
(c) Next door.
(d) Away working.

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

7. What happened to Lao's paternal grandparents?
(a) They died when Lao's father was young.
(b) They died in the war.
(c) They sold Lao's father.
(d) They went to prison.

8. Where was Lao born?
(a) Laos.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) India.
(d) P'englai.

9. What did Lao's husband become addicted to?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Opium.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Prostitutes.

10. What information concerning stories and legends did Lao state about a cat?
(a) The cat killed a child.
(b) The cat cannot be in a kitchen.
(c) A cat in a courtyard is good luck.
(d) A cat in a courtyard is bad luck.

11. How did Lao feel about the wife of her husband's cousin living with her?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Confused.
(c) Worried.
(d) Annoyed.

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

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

14. What kind of hours did Lao's husband keep?
(a) He works nights.
(b) Irregular.
(c) He rarely worked.
(d) Regular.

15. Why did Yintze's parents react in such a way as Yintze left their visits?
(a) The parents wanted to feed Yintze more food.
(b) The parents disliked visiting with Yintze.
(c) The parents felt as if they could do nothing.
(d) The parents knew she should return home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the prologue?

2. Why did Wen Chuan attend school as a child?

3. How many siblings did Lao's father have?

4. What happened to Lao in 1881?

5. Who raised Lao's father?

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