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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 did Lao's mistress at Ch'ien Lao-yeh's tell her?

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

3. What did Mantze learn at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?

4. In 1899, how was Lao's husband's opium use?

5. What did Li Yuntze do with a pair of shoes entrusted to him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Lao arrange Mantze's future?

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

5. Why did Lao make life plans for Mantze?

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

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

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

9. How did Liu Ma help Lao?

10. How dis Lao spend extra money on Mantze?

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

Does Lao judge Mantze fairly? How?

Essay Topic 3

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

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