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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Fats'ai's mother think her son died?
(a) That the doctor misdiagnosed him.
(b) That Lao "frightened him to death."
(c) That he died of smallpox.
(d) That he ran into traffic.

2. Whom did Lao often play with at her husband's?
(a) Yantze.
(b) Chefoo.
(c) Fats'ai and the other children.
(d) Mantze.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During Lao's pregnancies, what was her life like?

3. In the past, what was Lao's family's financial situation?

4. What sort of life did Lao's mother lead as a youngster?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Chinya?

2. When did Chinese ladies get married?

3. How were Lao's parents similar?

4. How did Lao's father's early life influence the rest of his life?

5. After Lao's two daughters were born, what life choice did she make?

6. Why did Lao tell several stories and legends?

7. What began to happen to Lao's household before Mantze was born?

8. Why did neighbors believe Lao and other young women should not be outside their homes?

9. How did Lao behave when she visited her parents?

10. Why did Lao detail her bound feet?

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