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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Land.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is used for fertilizer for sorghum cultivation in Peking in Huang's story?
(a) Vegetable compost.
(b) Coal and wood pellets.
(c) Artificial pellets.
(d) Human and animal waste.

3. Who does Liu meet with the police who is threatened by starvation?
(a) His magistrate.
(b) His fox spirit.
(c) A married couple.
(d) His spirit medium.

4. Who attacks the couple and have to be stopped by magic?
(a) Aliens.
(b) Tribal people.
(c) Refugees.
(d) Bandits.

5. In the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668, what event does a young boy attend?
(a) Dance show.
(b) Parade.
(c) Concert.
(d) Musical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ting confess his love to?

2. Who, when captured and thrown in fire, claims to be part of a rebel household?

3. What act does the official consider morally evil and degrading that many people in China are doing?

4. What storage facilities are abandoned during the time of the famine?

5. P'u Sung-ling tells stories about scholars and ladies and ________________.

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