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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. Initially, how long was Mantze allowed to be with Lao at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?
(a) Half the time.
(b) All the time.
(c) Never.
(d) Only when Mantze works.

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

3. During the New Year's holiday of 1895, where did Lao get temporary work?
(a) With the Lius at a new business venture.
(b) For the Yin family at the Shou Pei.
(c) At her old house cleaning floors.
(d) On the streets begging.

4. Why was Lao sometimes unhappy at Major Liu's house?
(a) She was often scolded.
(b) She needed to return to her husband.
(c) She did not make enough money.
(d) She worried about Mantze.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How were Lao's household duties at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?

2. What kind of man was Chang the Chen T'ai?

3. In 1901, what happened to Li Yuntze?

4. In 1901, what happened to Lao?

5. What did Lao and her husband do for Mantze's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lao explain why she likes working for foreign missionaries more than working for Chinese families?

2. What did Lao realize while she was at Ch'ien Lao-yeh's house?

3. What happened to Mantze and her marriage?

4. How did Lao help the master with the mistresses during a fight?

5. How did Lao and her husband's relationship change in 1899?

6. How did Lao feel when her husband died? Why?

7. How did Lao feel about her overall life with Major Liu?

8. What happened the day a shaman arrived at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?

9. What does Lao recount about the three times that she "died"?

10. Why did Lao make life plans for Mantze?

(see the answer keys)

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