3. What did Lao's mother struggle with when she had her own household?
(a) How to buy food.
(b) How to handle a household.
(c) How to organize.
(d) How to cook well.

4. How did Fats'ai die?
(a) From smallpox.
(b) From a broken neck.
(c) From drowning.
(d) From a beating.

5. What caused Lao's father's business to fail?
(a) An insect infestation.
(b) A fire destroyed his building.
(c) Stolen recipes.
(d) A dishonest employee.

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

7. Who is Fats'ai?
(a) Yintze's son.
(b) Liu-Yi-tze's cousin's son.
(c) Lao's first child.
(d) Lao's brother.

8. What sort of life did Lao's mother lead as a youngster?
(a) She lived a depressing life.
(b) She was a slave.
(c) She was part of the elite.
(d) She lived a sheltered life.

9. What eventually happened to Fats'ali's mother?
(a) She died.
(b) She remarried.
(c) She returned to Lao's home.
(d) She had another boy.

10. Who often fed Lao when there was nothing in her house to eat after Fats'ai's mother left?
(a) Her brother and his wife.
(b) Yintze.
(c) Her parents.
(d) A cousin of her husband's father.

11. While playing with Lao one day, what doid Fats'ai cry out for?
(a) Lao to find his mother.
(b) Lao to run away.
(c) Lao to let him out.
(d) Lao to get him food.

12. Why did Wen Chuan attend school as a child?
(a) His uncles sent him to school with his cousins.
(b) He showed superb academic skills early.
(c) His uncle honored his father's wishes.
(d) The school taught solid trades.

13. What freedom did Lao's mother allow her as a child?
(a) To eat a variety of food.
(b) To ignore school.
(c) To play with her sister outside.
(d) To run without bound feet.

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

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