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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Feud.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is P'u Sung-ling when his father contracts a marriage for him?
(a) 30.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

2. Who is just a stand-in for the rights of a son in the story of P'eng?
(a) Father.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Widow.
(d) Niece.

3. Since the widow does not have any rights at all, what do the cousins believe that by killing the boy they could get in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Land.
(b) Inheritance.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) House.

4. When does an earthquake occur in the capital of the Northeast county in China?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1988.

5. Who is drinking with a cousin during the earthquake of 1668?
(a) Confucius.
(b) Yu-yu.
(c) P'u Sung-ling.
(d) Tseng-yu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject is some of the widows knowledgeable about?

2. What does the old woman fantasize about her guest in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?

3. What is another name for sorghum?

4. What apparition do the people in T'ang-ch'eng believe in?

5. Who took over China in 1644?

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