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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Widow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does a woman who is a spirit medium produce a voice in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) In a garden.
(b) Above the stairs.
(c) Below a box.
(d) Behind a fan.

2. Who nominates a new heir for P'eng?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Husband's clan.
(d) Husband's stepson.

3. Who does the couple ransom after the war is over?
(a) Their nephew.
(b) Their son.
(c) Their daughter.
(d) Their niece.

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

5. What storage facilities are abandoned during the time of the famine?
(a) Silver.
(b) Grain.
(c) Labor.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for sorghum?

2. What does the widow with the two sons run well in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?

3. How many males does T'an-ch'eng have to provide for forced labor at one time?

4. What do the young couple set up as a new occupation after Ting is freed by a large bribe?

5. What skill does the woman who makes medical prescriptions have in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

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