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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. How did Yintze's parents react as she left their visits?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Tired.
(c) Grief-stricken.
(d) Excited.

2. How did Fats'ai's mother think her son died?
(a) That the doctor misdiagnosed him.
(b) That he ran into traffic.
(c) That Lao "frightened him to death."
(d) That he died of smallpox.

3. What caused Lao's father's business to fail?
(a) A dishonest employee.
(b) Stolen recipes.
(c) A fire destroyed his building.
(d) An insect infestation.

4. What happened to Lao's paternal grandparents?
(a) They went to prison.
(b) They died in the war.
(c) They died when Lao's father was young.
(d) They sold Lao's father.

5. What is the title of the prologue?
(a) Keeping Life.
(b) Sharing Memories.
(c) The City.
(d) Family and Heartache.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Chang the Chen T'ai's Third and Fourth Mistresses live while Lao is in service?

2. What did Lao's husband do with their youngest daughter?

3. Why did Mantze not deliver her child at Lao's home?

4. What happens to the bride of the oldest son of Major Liu's house?

5. How old was Lao when her father first saw her?

(see the answer key)

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