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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is dragged out of school and beaten to death in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Ch'ang.
(b) Pin-po.
(c) Ho-to.
(d) Lien.

2. In "The Local History of T'an-ch'eng," who do widows struggle to raise?
(a) Sons.
(b) Daughters.
(c) Husbands.
(d) Prostitutes.

3. Why is Ting arrested?
(a) For ransoming a relative.
(b) His connection to White Lotus.
(c) For magical powers.
(d) For drug possession.

4. What is the name of the Revolution described in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?
(a) Hsiao-erh.
(b) White Lotus.
(c) Ting.
(d) Hung.

5. Who by law stands to gain the inheritance lawfully in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Son.
(b) Sister.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.

Short Answer 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?

2. In the story of Woman P'eng, what is the name of the young son?

3. Who, when captured and thrown in fire, claims to be part of a rebel household?

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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