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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. Who was Mantze's midwife?

2. Initially, how long was Mantze allowed to be with Lao at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?

3. What happened when two wives quarrel over Chang the Chen T'ai's favor one day?

4. What kind of demands did foreign families have for their maids?

5. Where could Mantze not learn to be a good servant for her future mother-in-law?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How dis Lao spend extra money on Mantze?

6. How did Lao feel about her overall life with Major Liu?

7. Why did Lao make life plans for Mantze?

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

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

10. What did readers learn about Mantze as she charmed Third Mistress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What forms of irony exist in the story? Examine the effect of the ironic events.

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate the value of Lao and Mantze's arranged marriages. Explain the benefits and flaws they faced.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lao's relationship with Mantze and then later with Sue Teh demonstrate the change in women over generations?

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