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

2. Why did a shaman come to Chang the Chen T'ai's house one day?

3. What benefit does Lao say she has from working for a Chinese family?

4. Who helped with Mantze's wedding?

5. How long did Mantze stay with her husband after their marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Liu Ma help Lao?

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

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

5. How did Li Yuntz and his family handle Mantze's pregnancies?

6. How was Lao's life with Chang the Chen T'ai?

7. How did Mantze's second daughter and Lao's son grow up together?

8. What happened to Mantze and her marriage?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is typical about Lao and Mantze's relationship?

Essay Topic 2

What forms of irony exist in the story? Examine the effect of the ironic events.

Essay Topic 3

How does the female perspective of this story shape its message?

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