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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Woman Who Ran Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what story does a naive man have to acquire crickets?
(a) The Cricket Tax.
(b) The Chinese Cricket.
(c) The Game Cricket.
(d) The Fighting Cricket.

2. What is a profession of parents in "The Local History of T'an-ch'eng?"
(a) Reading fantasy.
(b) Spinning thread.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Shooting hoops.

3. Who nominates a new heir for P'eng?
(a) Husband's clan.
(b) Husband's stepson.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her family.

4. Jen is a poor man who marries a woman called _______.
(a) Ts'ui-hsien.
(b) Tao.
(c) Huai.
(d) Wang.

5. Who took over China in 1644?
(a) Yu-yu Dynasty.
(b) Ling Dynasty.
(c) T'an-ch'eng.
(d) Ching Dynasty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story of Woman P'eng, what is the name of the young son?

2. In Jen's wife's dream, where is she sitting?

3. What is a job that Jen's wife can do as a single woman?

4. When P'u Sung-ling wrote about a woman confronting rampaging soldiers, what did she set on fire?

5. What does the widow with the two sons run well in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?

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