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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of demands did foreign families have for their maids?
(a) Children to watch and teach.
(b) Clothes to wash, sew and mend.
(c) Floors to mop and other things that need done.
(d) Meals to prepare for large parties.

2. While Mantze lives with her husband, what did her husband bring home?
(a) Money.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Another child.
(d) Illness.

3. Initially, how long was Mantze allowed to be with Lao at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?
(a) All the time.
(b) Never.
(c) Only when Mantze works.
(d) Half the time.

4. During the New Year's holiday of 1895, what did the Japanese do?
(a) Visit the area.
(b) Bomb the city.
(c) Spread disease.
(d) Warn the country.

5. What did Lao take to the home of Liu Ma?
(a) An infant.
(b) Money.
(c) Family bibles.
(d) Food.

6. What did Li Yuntze do with a pair of shoes entrusted to him?
(a) Wears them.
(b) Sells them.
(c) Burns them.
(d) Fixes them.

7. How doid Mantze charm the Third Mistress?
(a) Mantze brushes her hair.
(b) Mantze cleans her room.
(c) Mantze tells her she wants to be with her.
(d) Mantze reads to her.

8. In 1901, what happened to Li Yuntze?
(a) He spoke to the police.
(b) He was locked away to cure him of his opium addiction.
(c) He tried to file for a divorce.
(d) He started bringing food home to Lao.

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

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

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

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

13. In 1901, what happened to Lao?
(a) She gave birth to another daughter.
(b) She lost her job.
(c) She got hurt at work.
(d) She was evicted from her home.

14. What did Chang the Chen T'ai's first wife do?
(a) Sheis a sworn mother.
(b) She tends the land.
(c) She is dead.
(d) She raises the sons.

15. Who helped with Mantze's wedding?
(a) Lao's parents.
(b) Lao and her friends.
(c) Li Yuntze's parents.
(d) Lao's parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Lao sometimes unhappy at Major Liu's house?

2. How did Lao feel about scolding?

3. Why did Mantze return home after her marriage?

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

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

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