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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 doid Mantze charm the Third Mistress?
(a) Mantze tells her she wants to be with her.
(b) Mantze reads to her.
(c) Mantze brushes her hair.
(d) Mantze cleans her room.

2. 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.

3. How many wives did Chang the Chen T'ai have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

5. In 1901, what did Lao want for Mantze?
(a) To gain her freedom.
(b) To begin college.
(c) To move to America.
(d) To begin her own life with her own family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lao Say most Chinese families expect of their maids?

2. What did Mantze's mother-in-law send for Mantze's baby?

3. Where could Mantze not learn to be a good servant for her future mother-in-law?

4. What kind of demands did Chinese families have for their maids?

5. How long did Mantze stay with her husband after their marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Lao's life like while she lived with the civil officials?

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

5. Why did Lao leave Major Liu's house a second time?

6. How dis Lao spend extra money on Mantze?

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

8. Why did Lao invite her husband back into her life?

9. How did Lao's life with the military officials begin?

10. How did Lao arrange Mantze's future?

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