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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1901, what happened with Mantze?
(a) Her mother abandoned her.
(b) She had a son.
(c) She got married.
(d) Her husband left her.

2. Where did Chang the Chen T'ai's Third and Fourth Mistresses live while Lao is in service?
(a) With the servants.
(b) At his house.
(c) In an apartment.
(d) At another house.

3. After Lao delivered a son, what happened to her husband?
(a) He ran away.
(b) He died.
(c) He went to jail.
(d) He found a job.

4. What kind of other servants lived with Lao at Major Liu's house?
(a) Young servants.
(b) Cruel servants.
(c) No other servants.
(d) Unhelpful servants.

5. Why did a shaman come to Chang the Chen T'ai's house one day?
(a) To toll a god out.
(b) To take money.
(c) To settle a dispute.
(d) To eat dinner.

6. What did Lao find when Mantze is 12?
(a) Money for an education.
(b) A safe job.
(c) A living space of her own.
(d) A suitable husband for Mantze.

7. What did Lao do when Mantze is 15?
(a) Kept Mantze's new job.
(b) Left the home of her employer.
(c) Divorced her husband.
(d) Moved Mantze out of her school.

8. What best describes Lao's employers at Major Liu's house?
(a) Selfish and hurtful.
(b) Indifferent and quiet.
(c) Cruel and mean.
(d) Easy-going and kind.

9. Where could Mantze not learn to be a good servant for her future mother-in-law?
(a) In a house where the food is provided by others.
(b) At a unsafe location.
(c) With her mother.
(d) In a rich country.

10. What happens to the bride of the oldest son of Major Liu's house?
(a) She disappears.
(b) She enters a hospital.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She goes to jail.

11. In 1899, who leased the house Lao lives in?
(a) Lao.
(b) Lao's husband.
(c) Mantze.
(d) Mrs. Burns.

12. What describes Mantze's marriage?
(a) A loving marriage.
(b) A sham.
(c) Nonexistent.
(d) A family marriage.

13. Why was Lao sometimes unhappy at Major Liu's house?
(a) She worried about Mantze.
(b) She needed to return to her husband.
(c) She was often scolded.
(d) She did not make enough money.

14. While working for Mrs. Burns, how did Lao keep her house?
(a) She never cleans it.
(b) She trusts Mantze to care for it.
(c) She spends a great deal of money on it.
(d) She does not have a house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lao take a job in 1899?

2. What did Li Yuntze do with a pair of shoes entrusted to him?

3. How did Lao feel about scolding?

4. What did Lao and her husband do for Mantze's husband?

5. What did Lao believe is the only thing a woman has?

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