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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 was Ch'ien Lao-yeh's house like?

2. In 1901, what happened to Lao?

3. What did Lao insist concerning Mantze's marriage?

4. In 1901, what did Lao want for Mantze?

5. What did Chang the Chen T'ai's first wife do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Liu Ma help Lao?

2. What did Lao realize while she was at Ch'ien Lao-yeh's house?

3. How dis Lao spend extra money on Mantze?

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

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

6. How was Lao's life with Chang the Chen T'ai?

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

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

9. Why did Lao make life plans for Mantze?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Does Lao judge Mantze fairly? How?

Essay Topic 3

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

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