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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many siblings did Lao's father have?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) One.

4. 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 relied on Lao.
(c) Fats'ai's mother took care of Lao's children.
(d) Fats'ai's mother continually quarreled with Lao.

5. Who raised Lao's father?
(a) His sister.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) Grandparents.
(d) An uncle.

6. What happened as Fats'ai hides while playing with Lao one day?
(a) Someone stole him.
(b) He fell down.
(c) He ran away.
(d) He got scared.

7. Where did Fats'ai hide while playing with Lao one day?
(a) At a stranger's house.
(b) In a water container.
(c) In an attic.
(d) Behind a tree.

8. Where did Lao and her family live by?
(a) Erupting volcanoes.
(b) South Entrance.
(c) North Gate.
(d) A traveling group of singers.

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

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

11. What did the neighbors do concerning Lao and Fats'ai's mother's relationship after Fats'ai's death?
(a) Found Fats'ai's mother another child.
(b) Sent Fats'ai's mother away.
(c) Made Lao watch Fats'ai's mother.
(d) Took Fats'ai's mother to a hospital.

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

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

14. What happened to Lao when she was seven?
(a) Her mother began working outside the home.
(b) Her brother was born.
(c) Her father died.
(d) Her family bound her feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the prologue?

2. Why did Lao visit her parents after she was married?

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

4. What did Lao's father do to earn money for the family?

5. What did Yintze do when her visits with the parents came to an end?

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