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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 caused Lao's father's business to fail?

2. In the past, what was Lao's family's financial situation?

3. Where did Fats'ai hide while playing with Lao one day?

4. How long did the wife of Liu-Yi-tze's cousin stay with Lao?

5. Where was Lao born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Yintze's marriage?

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

3. When did Chinese ladies get married?

4. What happened to Fats'ai?

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

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

7. What was Lao's husband like?

8. How were Lao's parents similar?

9. What sort of jobs did Lao's father keep during her youth?

10. How did Lao's brother treat her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the female perspective of this story shape its message?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate Lao's writing style. Does she tell the story well, in a clear and understandable manner? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

How did Lao follow customs, traditions and expectations society has for her?

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