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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lao find when Mantze is 12?
(a) A living space of her own.
(b) Money for an education.
(c) A safe job.
(d) A suitable husband for Mantze.

2. What kind of demands did Chinese families have for their maids?
(a) They have standard demands-the same everywhere.
(b) They have fewer demands of their maids than foreign missionaries.
(c) They demand more without paying more.
(d) They are willing to pay more when they demand more.

3. Who helped with Mantze's wedding?
(a) Lao's parents.
(b) Lao's parents.
(c) Lao and her friends.
(d) Li Yuntze's parents.

4. Who nurses Lao and Mantze's babies?
(a) Lao.
(b) Mrs. Burns.
(c) Mantze.
(d) Each other.

5. What does Lao say about working for foreign missionaries?
(a) They will not allow their maids to leave.
(b) They do not pay decent wages.
(c) It is harder to watch their children.
(d) It is easier than working for Chinese families.

6. What happened when two wives quarrel over Chang the Chen T'ai's favor one day?
(a) Another wife was called to help.
(b) The shaman was called.
(c) Lao was called to intervene.
(d) The master leaves.

7. What did Mantze's husband think about his wedding?
(a) He loves it.
(b) There are too many people in attendance.
(c) There is not enough money for it.
(d) He did not get good gifts.

8. What was Ch'ien Lao-yeh's house like?
(a) Huge with hundreds living there.
(b) Infested with bugs.
(c) Creepy with weird noises.
(d) Small but pretty.

9. What did Lao take to the home of Liu Ma?
(a) Family bibles.
(b) An infant.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

10. What kind of demands did foreign families have for their maids?
(a) Meals to prepare for large parties.
(b) Clothes to wash, sew and mend.
(c) Children to watch and teach.
(d) Floors to mop and other things that need done.

11. Who was Mantze's midwife?
(a) Mrs. Chang.
(b) Mrs. Lan.
(c) Mrs. Yuntze.
(d) Mrs. Burns.

12. While Mantze lives with her husband, what did her husband bring home?
(a) Another child.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Illness.
(d) Money.

13. What best describes Lao's employers at Major Liu's house?
(a) Indifferent and quiet.
(b) Easy-going and kind.
(c) Selfish and hurtful.
(d) Cruel and mean.

14. Why did Mantze return home after her marriage?
(a) Mantze's husband died.
(b) Lao could not afford to maintain two households.
(c) Her husband beat her.
(d) Mantze neeed to help her mother.

15. How long did Mantze stay with her husband after their marriage?
(a) One year.
(b) Only a short time.
(c) They are never together.
(d) A month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Lao sometimes unhappy at Major Liu's house?

2. What did Lao believe is the only thing a woman has?

3. How did Lao feel about scolding?

4. In 1899, who leased the house Lao lives in?

5. At Major Liu's house, whom did Lao live with?

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