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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the killer of the boy expect as he claims the murder was revenge in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Inheritance.
(c) Rewards.
(d) Leniency.

2. Who is the writer that says this earthquake is one of the natural disasters of the time?
(a) Huang Liu-hung.
(b) Feng K'o-t'san.
(c) T'ang-Liu.
(d) T'ang-Ch'en.

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

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

5. How does Ting's partner feed the starving people during the famine?
(a) With magic.
(b) Via a storm.
(c) Through an emergency shelter.
(d) With edible thistles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the snowfall fail to lessen in Huang's story?

2. The majority of people rebel against what Emperor?

3. In Huang's "Local History," who are pressed to remarry?

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

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

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