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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) Homesickness.
(b) Housetending.
(c) Cooking skills.
(d) Patience.

2. What did the Chu family own?
(a) Machines.
(b) Boats.
(c) Stocks.
(d) A garden.

3. During Lao's pregnancies, what was her life like?
(a) Restful.
(b) Easy.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Fair.

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

5. At 13, what did Lao's parents teach her?
(a) Science and astronomy.
(b) Math.
(c) Household duties.
(d) Religious beliefs.

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

7. What kind of cook was Lao's father?
(a) He can only make rice.
(b) He never cooks.
(c) A terrible cook.
(d) A wonderful cook.

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

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

10. 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.

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

12. What job did Lao's father have in a store?
(a) Working as a clerk.
(b) Keeping books.
(c) Selling feed.
(d) Cleaning the sidewalks.

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

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

15. What information concerning stories and legends does Lao state about a wild goose?
(a) A goose landing in a courtyard means an increase in fortune.
(b) The goose cannot be around a cat.
(c) A goose walking through a house fortells a robbery.
(d) The goose drowned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Fats'ai's mother blame for his death?

2. What happened as Fats'ai hides while playing with Lao one day?

3. Who raised Lao's father?

4. What happened to Lao's paternal grandparents?

5. What did Lao's mother struggle with when she had her own household?

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