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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a profession of parents in "The Local History of T'an-ch'eng?"
(a) Reading fantasy.
(b) Shooting hoops.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Spinning thread.

2. What do some soldiers in T'an-ch'eng do when the change of government occurs?
(a) Rip, scream, and shout.
(b) Cry, shout, and revel.
(c) Rape, pillage, and murder.
(d) Drink, feast, and be merry.

3. By the Chinese law, what does the boy's killer receive in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Death sentence.
(b) Strangling.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Bribe.

4. Who is drinking with a cousin during the earthquake of 1668?
(a) P'u Sung-ling.
(b) Yu-yu.
(c) Confucius.
(d) Tseng-yu.

5. Who does the widow beat because he is lazy in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?
(a) Huang.
(b) Hsi-liu.
(c) Ch'ang-hu.
(d) Ch'ang-fu.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Hsi-liu," who has difficulty learning to read?

2. How old is P'u Sung-ling when his father contracts a marriage for him?

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

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

5. Who does the widower take as a new wife after his wife is murdered in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?

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