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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668, what event does a young boy attend?
(a) Parade.
(b) Dance show.
(c) Concert.
(d) Musical.

2. Who, when captured and thrown in fire, claims to be part of a rebel household?
(a) Fox spirit.
(b) Magistrate.
(c) Spirit medium.
(d) Magical spirit.

3. What story is about people who survive through their magical powers?
(a) Hung.
(b) White Lotus.
(c) Hsiao-erh.
(d) Ting.

4. After what event in 1641 is there an attack on the city by bandits?
(a) Earthquake.
(b) Tornado.
(c) Death.
(d) Famine.

5. What do the young couple buy for themselves after they elope?
(a) Farm and implements.
(b) Furniture and clothes.
(c) Drugs and supplies.
(d) A house and animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a rich bandit give the couple?

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?

3. In the second magic story, what does a man who falls asleep dream of?

4. What are taxes used to maintain in Huang's story?

5. What does the official of T'ang-ch'eng get Peking officials to lower?

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