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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, Pages 175-248.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the region of P'englai include?
(a) The Water City.
(b) Lakes and valleys.
(c) Merchants and a prison.
(d) Oceans and sand.

2. By the time Lao was born, what had happened to her family's finances?
(a) The family hid it from the government.
(b) They gave money to religious organizations.
(c) The finances had grown.
(d) The family squandered the inheritance.

3. How many wives did Chang the Chen T'ai have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. What happened as Fats'ai hides while playing with Lao one day?
(a) He fell down.
(b) Someone stole him.
(c) He got scared.
(d) He ran away.

5. Why did Lao return to the home of her husband?
(a) Lao did not know how to beg.
(b) Lao's parents did not want her.
(c) Lao's parents had no money.
(d) Lao and her sister caused their parents too much grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did a shaman come to Chang the Chen T'ai's house one day?

2. What did Lao do when Mantze is 15?

3. When Lao objects to her daughter's hair, how did the daughter react?

4. How did Lao and Fats'ai's mother's relationship change after Fats'ai's death?

5. What was Ch'ien Lao-yeh's house like?

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