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The Difficult Path

1. In "The Difficult Path," what condition does the narrator's mother set when she sells her?
(a) That she be allowed to marry the Li's son.
(b) That she be taught to read.
(c) That her hair never be cut.
(d) That she sleep on a bed made of goose feathers.

2. In "The Difficult Path," how does the narrator come to live with the Li family?
(a) She is adopted from an orphanage.
(b) She is found in a basket by the side of the road.
(c) She is sold by her mother.
(d) She is a runaway who the Lis adopt.

3. In "A Difficult Path," why do the Lis finally allow the narrator to be tutored?
(a) Their incense refuses to light.
(b) They want her to be educated before she marries their son.
(c) The tutor offers to teach her for half price.
(d) A ghost comes to Mrs. Li and insists she be taught to read.

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