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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. Why did Major Liu's family not contract smallpox?

2. During the New Year's holiday of 1895, what did the Japanese do?

3. What kind of demands did Chinese families have for their maids?

4. In 1899, why did Lao share a pallet with her husband?

5. How were Lao's household duties at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Mantze's second daughter and Lao's son grow up together?

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

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

8. Why did Lao make life plans for Mantze?

9. How did Lao arrange Mantze's future?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is typical about Lao and Mantze's relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Who struggled the most with her husband, Lao or Mantze?

Essay Topic 3

How did superstitions and beliefs play a role in the book?

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