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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how often do the novices get a bath?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Twice a month.
(c) Every 10 days.
(d) Once a month.

2. What does Zhu catch in a trap in Chapter 1?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Lizard.
(c) Snake.
(d) Grasshoppers.

3. In Chapter 4, how much time of freedom does the Abbot think he can give Zhu?
(a) A year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 18 months.

4. What year is it at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 1338.
(b) 1322.
(c) 1345.
(d) 1311.

5. In Chapter 4, from what wood are the side tables made in the Abbot's office?
(a) Maple.
(b) Rosewood.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Elm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many precepts are in the monastic oath?

2. What color are the tiled roofs at Wuhuang Monastery?

3. How old is Xu Da when Zhu is ordained?

4. What trees have been butchered and eaten in Chapter 1?

5. How many days does Zhu kneel at the monastery gate before a monk comes out and speaks to her?

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