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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. What does the region of P'englai include?

2. With whom did Lao run wild as a child?

3. What did Lao's sister do when their uncle came for a visit?

4. What do the traditions Lao carried out during the woman's dying days ensure?

5. Why did Wen Chuan attend school as a child?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Lao's brother treat her?

6. Why did Lao tell several stories and legends?

7. What happened to Fats'ai?

8. What began to happen to Lao's household before Mantze was born?

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

10. What happened to Yintze's marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Find a symbol from Lao's story. Explain what it means.

Essay Topic 2

How did the fortune teller influence Lao's life?

Essay Topic 3

What was Lao's specific message in writing her story?

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