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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Pages 39-73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what did the wife of Lao's husband's cousin help Lao?
(a) Patience.
(b) Cooking skills.
(c) Homesickness.
(d) Housetending.

2. What information concerning stories and legends did Lao state about a cat?
(a) The cat cannot be in a kitchen.
(b) A cat in a courtyard is good luck.
(c) A cat in a courtyard is bad luck.
(d) The cat killed a child.

3. With whom did Lao run wild as a child?
(a) Neighborhood children.
(b) No one.
(c) Chou Wang's children.
(d) Her brother.

4. What is the date of Lao's childhood?
(a) 1867-1870.
(b) Early 1900s.
(c) Late 1800s.
(d) 1855-1878.

5. What did Lao's sister do when their uncle came for a visit?
(a) Locke Lao in a room.
(b) Lied to the uncle about money.
(c) Created chaos so Lao is sent away.
(d) Spilled the dinner Lao made.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lao's mother struggle with when she had her own household?

2. By the time Lao was born, what had happened to her family's finances?

3. What caused Lao's father's business to fail?

4. What kind of hours did Lao's husband keep?

5. Who is Fats'ai's father?

(see the answer key)

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