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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 is another name for forced labor in Huang's story?
(a) Corvee.
(b) Yu-yu.
(c) Lin-yu.
(d) Lee-huang.

2. How many males does T'an-ch'eng have to provide for forced labor at one time?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 40,000.

3. What is NOT part of the loot when the city is ransacked?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Guns.
(d) People.

4. In what story does a naive man have to acquire crickets?
(a) The Cricket Tax.
(b) The Fighting Cricket.
(c) The Game Cricket.
(d) The Chinese Cricket.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took over China in 1644?

2. What is the name of the Revolution described in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?

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

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

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

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