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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. At Major Liu's house, whom did Lao live with?
(a) Major Liu and his family.
(b) Major Liu's second wife and her children.
(c) Lao lived in the servant's house, alone.
(d) Both of Major Liu's wives.

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

3. What did Liu Ma promise concerning Lao?
(a) To keep her job while she is gone.
(b) To give will her money when she dies.
(c) To care for her as a mother would.
(d) To take care of her children since Lao cannot.

4. What relation was Ch'ien Lao-yeh to Lao?
(a) Her lawyer.
(b) Her guard.
(c) Her tax official.
(d) Her new master.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mantze's mother-in-law send for Mantze's baby?

2. What condition did Mantze's husband leave her in?

3. What did Chang the Chen T'ai's first wife do?

4. Why did Major Liu give Mantze and Lao food and time?

5. What did the bride of the oldest son of Major Liu's house do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did readers learn about Mantze as she charmed Third Mistress?

2. How does Lao like working for Chinese families more than working for foreign missionaries?

3. What did Lao realize while she was at Ch'ien Lao-yeh's house?

4. How does Lao explain why she likes working for foreign missionaries more than working for Chinese families?

5. What happened to Mantze and her marriage?

6. How did Lao and her husband's relationship change in 1899?

7. Why did Lao leave Major Liu's house a second time?

8. What was Lao's life like while she lived with the civil officials?

9. How did Lao help the master with the mistresses during a fight?

10. How dis Lao spend extra money on Mantze?

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