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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. Who was Mantze's midwife?
(a) Mrs. Yuntze.
(b) Mrs. Lan.
(c) Mrs. Chang.
(d) Mrs. Burns.

2. What kind of man was Chang the Chen T'ai?
(a) A greedy chef.
(b) A high military official.
(c) A loyal patrolman.
(d) A dishonest businessman.

3. What did Chang the Chen T'ai's first wife do?
(a) She is dead.
(b) She raises the sons.
(c) Sheis a sworn mother.
(d) She tends the land.

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

5. What kind of demands did Chinese families have for their maids?
(a) They demand more without paying more.
(b) They have fewer demands of their maids than foreign missionaries.
(c) They have standard demands-the same everywhere.
(d) They are willing to pay more when they demand more.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition did Mantze's husband leave her in?

2. Why was Lao sometimes unhappy at Major Liu's house?

3. During the New Year's holiday of 1895, where did Lao get temporary work?

4. What did Lao find when Mantze is 12?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Mantze's husband changed when he returned after the birth of Mantze's second daughter?

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

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

4. How did Liu Ma help Lao?

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

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

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

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

9. How was Lao's life with Chang the Chen T'ai?

10. What did readers learn about Mantze as she charmed Third Mistress?

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