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

2. What did Lao do for the old woman who fed her?
(a) Paid her.
(b) Tended her garden.
(c) Nursed her until her death.
(d) Gave her Lao's mother's leftover medicine.

3. What information concerning stories and legends does Lao state about a dog?
(a) A dog in a courtyard is good luck.
(b) A dog cannot be inside a house.
(c) A dog kept her company.
(d) A dog in a courtyard is bad luck.

4. What legend happened to Lao's family?
(a) A dog was in the courtyard.
(b) A goose flew away.
(c) A duck lived with them.
(d) A black cat walked in front of their house.

5. Who is Fats'ai?
(a) Liu-Yi-tze's cousin's son.
(b) Lao's brother.
(c) Yintze's son.
(d) Lao's first child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information concerning stories and legends does Lao state about a wild goose?

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

3. What information concerning stories and legends does Lao state about a tame goose?

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

5. What is the date of Lao's childhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Lao when she was thirteen?

3. Why did Lao tell several stories and legends?

4. What happened to Fats'ai?

5. What sort of jobs did Lao's father keep during her youth?

6. How were Lao's parents similar?

7. What was Lao's husband like?

8. How did the awful events of 1887-1888 change Lao?

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

10. Why would neighbors criticize Lao's mother?

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