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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 is the town that is looted by bandits?
(a) Huang Liu-hung.
(b) T'ang-Ch'en.
(c) North-South Grand.
(d) Ma-t'ou.

2. Who plans on benefiting from the death of the young boy in the story of P'eng?
(a) Brothers.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Sisters.
(d) Aunts.

3. In the "Local History," women remained loyal to their husbands. What did they try to avoid from soldiers?
(a) Rape.
(b) Death.
(c) Disfiguring.
(d) Attack.

4. What is a county in Northeastern China, in the province of Shantung?
(a) T'ang-Canal.
(b) T'ang-Ch'en.
(c) T'ang-Huang.
(d) T'ang-Liu.

5. In "Hsi-liu," how old is the widow when she is forced to raise two sons on her own?
(a) 55.
(b) 35.
(c) 25.
(d) 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who by law stands to gain the inheritance lawfully in the Woman P'eng story?

2. P'u Sung-ling told a story about a woman who had a relationship with a nobleman and was pregnant. What happened to her?

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

4. From whom does the young girl learn magical powers in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?

5. Who forms a band of villagers for mutual defense against the robbers?

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