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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 did Yintze do when her visits with the parents came to an end?
(a) Stole from them.
(b) Kept finding excuses to stay.
(c) Cried.
(d) Happily left.

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

3. What kind of hours did Lao's husband keep?
(a) He rarely worked.
(b) Irregular.
(c) He works nights.
(d) Regular.

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

5. How did Lao and Fats'ai's mother's relationship change after Fats'ai's death?
(a) Fats'ai's mother took care of Lao's children.
(b) Fats'ai's mother relied on Lao.
(c) Fats'ai's mother refused to speak to Lao.
(d) Fats'ai's mother continually quarreled with Lao.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did neighbors criticize Lao's mother?

2. What does the region of P'englai include?

3. What sort of events happened in the village, according to Lao?

4. At 13, what did Lao's parents teach her?

5. What was Lao's husband by trade?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Yintze's marriage?

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

3. As Lao's parents neared death, how did she care for them?

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

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

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

7. What happened to Lao when she was thirteen?

8. What happened to Fats'ai?

9. Why did Lao tell several stories and legends?

10. What happened to Chinya?

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