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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of life did Lao's mother lead as a youngster?
(a) She lived a depressing life.
(b) She was a slave.
(c) She was part of the elite.
(d) She lived a sheltered life.

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

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

4. Where did Fats'ai hide while playing with Lao one day?
(a) Behind a tree.
(b) In an attic.
(c) In a water container.
(d) At a stranger's house.

5. Who raised Lao's father?
(a) His sister.
(b) Grandparents.
(c) An uncle.
(d) Neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Fats'ai?

2. What do the traditions Lao carried out during the woman's dying days ensure?

3. What did Lao's mother struggle with when she had her own household?

4. From 1870-1881, where did Lao and her family move?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lao tell several stories and legends?

2. What was Lao's husband like during the early part of their marriage?

3. How did Lao behave when she visited her parents?

4. How did Lao's father's early life influence the rest of his life?

5. What happened to Yintze's marriage?

6. Why did neighbors believe Lao and other young women should not be outside their homes?

7. Whom did Lao friend at her husband's home?

8. As Lao's parents neared death, how did she care for them?

9. What effect did Lao's running wild have on her future?

10. What happened to Fats'ai?

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