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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Woman Who Ran Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lacks an heir after the death of the young boy in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Ch'ang.
(b) Huang.
(c) P'eng.
(d) Hsi-hu.

2. What kind of a dream does Jen's wife have?
(a) Realistic.
(b) Surreal.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Playful.

3. What does a rich bandit give the couple?
(a) 4,000 taels.
(b) 3,000 taels.
(c) 1,000 taels.
(d) 2,000 taels.

4. The majority of people rebel against what Emperor?
(a) Manchu.
(b) Tseng-yu.
(c) Liu.
(d) Yu-yu.

5. How cold is it the night that Jen quarrels with his wife?
(a) 10 degrees.
(b) 0 degrees.
(c) 30 degrees.
(d) 20 degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the young boy see leading government officials in the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

2. What does the widow with the two sons run well in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?

3. What is the intense violence in the story of P'u Sung-ling's personal life centered around?

4. When Ts'ui-hsien's husband goes to jail, what happens to him?

5. What storage facilities are abandoned during the time of the famine?

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