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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. What do some soldiers in T'an-ch'eng do when the change of government occurs?
(a) Rip, scream, and shout.
(b) Drink, feast, and be merry.
(c) Cry, shout, and revel.
(d) Rape, pillage, and murder.

2. What scheme does the husband's relatives have to inherit the widow's property in Woman P'eng?
(a) Kill the widow.
(b) Kill the son.
(c) Kidnap the son.
(d) Kidnap the widow.

3. Who does the couple ransom after the war is over?
(a) Their niece.
(b) Their nephew.
(c) Their son.
(d) Their daughter.

4. Jen's wife is an _________.
(a) Concubine.
(b) Orphan.
(c) Atheist.
(d) Killer.

5. What does the couple use to elope?
(a) Magical kites.
(b) Broomsticks.
(c) Animals.
(d) Locusts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for sorghum?

2. How does Ting's partner feed the starving people during the famine?

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

4. When Jen's wife is abandoned, what situation does she find herself in?

5. Who is dragged out of school and beaten to death in the Woman P'eng story?

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