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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 decision did Lao have to make concerning her employment with Chang the Chen T'ai?

2. What did Lao share about Ch'ien Lao-yeh's family?

3. In 1899, where did Lao's husband live?

4. What was Ch'ien Lao-yeh qualified as?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Mantze's husband changed when he returned after the birth of Mantze's second daughter?

2. Why did Lao make life plans for Mantze?

3. How dis Lao spend extra money on Mantze?

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

5. How did Lao's life with the military officials begin?

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

7. How did Lao and her husband's relationship change in 1899?

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

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

10. What happened to Mantze and her marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Does Lao judge Mantze fairly? How?

Essay Topic 3

What is typical about Lao and Mantze's relationship?

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