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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. Who nurses Lao and Mantze's babies?

2. After Lao delivered a son, what happened to her husband?

3. How did Lao feel about scolding?

4. Why did a shaman come to Chang the Chen T'ai's house one day?

5. While working for Mrs. Burns, how did Lao keep her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lao explain why she likes working for foreign missionaries more than working for Chinese families?

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

3. Why did Lao make life plans for Mantze?

4. What happened the day a shaman arrived at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?

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

6. How did Liu Ma help Lao?

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

8. How does Lao like working for Chinese families more than working for foreign missionaries?

9. What happened with Lao when she quarreled with her mistress at Major Liu's house?

10. How did Li Yuntz and his family handle Mantze's pregnancies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Lao fairly describe male figures in her life story? Why?

Essay Topic 2

How did the fortune teller influence Lao's life?

Essay Topic 3

What forms of irony exist in the story? Examine the effect of the ironic events.

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