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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much food did Lao and Mantze have at Chang the Chen T'ai's house?

2. In 1901, what happened to Lao?

3. Why did Liu Ma become Lao's "sworn mother"?

4. What did Mantze's husband think about his wedding?

5. During the New Year's holiday of 1895, what did the Japanese do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Liu Ma help Lao?

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

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

4. How did Lao feel when her husband died? Why?

5. How did Lao's life with the military officials begin?

6. What happened with Lao when she quarreled with her mistress at Major Liu's house?

7. How dis Lao spend extra money on Mantze?

8. What does Lao recount about the three times that she "died"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Lao break expectations society has for her?

Essay Topic 2

Find a symbol from Lao's story. Explain what it means.

Essay Topic 3

What was Lao's specific message in writing her story?

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