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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. From what position is Feng fired?
(a) Taoist mystic.
(b) Magistrate.
(c) Marshall.
(d) Public officer.

2. Who is Ts'ui Meng supposed to become friends with in order to save his life when he has committed too many crimes?
(a) Peddler.
(b) Taoist monk.
(c) Refugee.
(d) Slave girl.

3. What does Ts'ui-hsien suspect about the man who wants to marry her?
(a) He is rich.
(b) He is a liar.
(c) He has bad habits.
(d) He is a beggar.

4. According to what custom does a woman return dowry to her husband's family?
(a) Ch'ang-hu inheritance.
(b) P'eng policy.
(c) Chinese legal code.
(d) Hsi-liu notary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668, what event does a young boy attend?

2. What is the town that is looted by bandits?

3. What does the magistrate notice that people do in order to cheat on taxes?

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

5. Under Chinese law, what is Jen supposed to do with his wife?

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