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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 relation was Ch'ien Lao-yeh to Lao?

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

3. What kind of man was Chang the Chen T'ai?

4. How did Lao feel at the end of the day while employed by Mrs. Burns?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How dis Lao spend extra money on Mantze?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Liu Ma help Lao?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

How did Lao break expectations society has for her?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Lao continually stay with her husband, through his numerous problems?

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