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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Fats'ai's mother think her son died?

2. Whom did Fats'ai's mother blame for his death?

3. What information concerning stories and legends does Lao state about a tame goose?

4. What did the Chu family own?

5. What freedom did Lao's mother allow her as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would neighbors criticize Lao's mother?

2. How did Lao's father's early life influence the rest of his life?

3. Why did Lao detail her bound feet?

4. What was Lao's husband like?

5. Whom did Lao friend at her husband's home?

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

7. What awful events did Lao endure during 1887-1888?

8. When did Chinese ladies get married?

9. Why did Lao tell several stories and legends?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the most pivotal moment in Lao's life? Examine how this moment changes her next actions.

Essay Topic 2

Which of Lao's children helped her the most? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the value of Lao and Mantze's arranged marriages. Explain the benefits and flaws they faced.

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