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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. To whom does the goddess ask the man to write a challenge in the second magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) Ghost.
(b) Wind.
(c) Water.
(d) Sun.

2. Who does Jen's wife see with a tumor sticking out of him?
(a) A beaten man.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) Her husband.
(d) A priest.

3. Who murders the cruel wife with a knife who starved her mother-in-law in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?
(a) P'u Sung-ling.
(b) Din Dan.
(c) Ts'ui Meng.
(d) Li Chen.

4. How does a woman make medical prescriptions in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) With a magistrate.
(b) With magical spirits.
(c) With a fox spirit.
(d) With drugs.

5. What is set off in the hills by a servant to divert the robbers while rescuing Ts'ui's wife in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?
(a) Sounds.
(b) Flame.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Lights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is protected by corrupt officials despite killing a wife in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?

2. In what story does a naive man have to acquire crickets?

3. With the lack of public order and security, what is a big problem in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?

4. Where does Jen's wife go after being abandoned?

5. When the lazy person returns and begs the widow, what role does he assume again?

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