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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. What happened to Lao's paternal grandparents?
(a) They went to prison.
(b) They died when Lao's father was young.
(c) They sold Lao's father.
(d) They died in the war.

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

3. How did Lao feel about the wife of her husband's cousin living with her?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Worried.
(c) Confused.
(d) Relieved.

4. What is the date of Lao's childhood?
(a) Late 1800s.
(b) 1867-1870.
(c) Early 1900s.
(d) 1855-1878.

5. By the time Lao was born, what had happened to her family's finances?
(a) The finances had grown.
(b) The family squandered the inheritance.
(c) They gave money to religious organizations.
(d) The family hid it from the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings did Lao's father have?

2. How did Fats'ai die?

3. After Lao's father's business failed, why did he not show himself to the village when he returned?

4. How did Lao and Fats'ai's mother's relationship change after Fats'ai's death?

5. What kind of hours did Lao's husband keep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Lao's husband like?

3. How did the awful events of 1887-1888 change Lao?

4. What effect did Lao's running wild have on her future?

5. What was Lao's husband like during the early part of their marriage?

6. When did Chinese ladies get married?

7. Why would neighbors criticize Lao's mother?

8. What happened to Lao when she was thirteen?

9. What happened to Chinya?

10. What sort of jobs did Lao's father keep during her youth?

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