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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, Pages 142-174.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of woman was Old Mistress Chang?
(a) Giving and secretive.
(b) Harsh and demanding.
(c) Kind and sweet.
(d) Odd and mystical.

2. What did Lao share about Ch'ien Lao-yeh's family?
(a) They are thiefs who run from authorities.
(b) They have very little money.
(c) They have been in the law for generations.
(d) They keep secrets.

3. What benefit does Lao say she has from working for a Chinese family?
(a) She can build a home life of her own.
(b) They know the laws.
(c) They pay a living wage.
(d) They encourage her husband to stay with her.

4. How did Fats'ai die?
(a) From smallpox.
(b) From a broken neck.
(c) From drowning.
(d) From a beating.

5. What was Ch'ien Lao-yeh qualified as?
(a) A sworn father.
(b) A government official.
(c) A district magistrate.
(d) A gatekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to Lao in 1881?

3. Where was Lao's father when she was born?

4. In 1899, why did Lao share a pallet with her husband?

5. How doid Mantze charm the Third Mistress?

(see the answer key)

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