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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Pages 1-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened the first time Lao's feet were bound?
(a) Lao's feet broke free.
(b) Lao's parents arranged her marriage.
(c) Lao contracted "heavenly blossoms."
(d) Lao's sister became jealous.

2. What did the Chu family own?
(a) Machines.
(b) Boats.
(c) A garden.
(d) Stocks.

3. What sort of life did Lao's mother lead as a youngster?
(a) She was part of the elite.
(b) She was a slave.
(c) She lived a depressing life.
(d) She lived a sheltered life.

4. What information concerning stories and legends does Lao state about a wild goose?
(a) A goose landing in a courtyard means an increase in fortune.
(b) A goose walking through a house fortells a robbery.
(c) The goose drowned.
(d) The goose cannot be around a cat.

5. When were Lao's feet bound for the second time?
(a) When she was nine.
(b) When she was thirteen.
(c) When a neighbor told her mother to do so.
(d) When her father could afford it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Wen Chuan attend school as a child?

3. Where was Lao born?

4. What did Lao's sister do when their uncle came for a visit?

5. What did Lao's father's job in a store require of him?

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