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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Since the widow does not have any rights at all, what do the cousins believe that by killing the boy they could get in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Inheritance.
(b) Land.
(c) House.
(d) Prostitutes.

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

4. Who made up a story that the boy's father killed their father during the chaos of the Manchu invasions?
(a) Sisters.
(b) Aunts.
(c) Uncles.
(d) Cousins.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what story does a naive man have to acquire crickets?

2. What is the exam that the sons of widows need to pass?

3. What does the widow force the lazy person to do in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?

4. By the Chinese law, what does the boy's killer receive in the Woman P'eng story?

5. What is another name for forced labor in Huang's story?

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