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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Revolution described in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?
(a) Ting.
(b) Hsiao-erh.
(c) White Lotus.
(d) Hung.

2. In "The Local History of T'an-ch'eng," who do widows struggle to raise?
(a) Husbands.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Daughters.
(d) Sons.

3. What is the naive and uneducated head man of the village driven to while trying to pay tax?
(a) Town.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Tears.

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

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

6. What storage facilities are abandoned during the time of the famine?
(a) Gold.
(b) Labor.
(c) Silver.
(d) Grain.

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

8. What is a county in Northeastern China, in the province of Shantung?
(a) T'ang-Liu.
(b) T'ang-Ch'en.
(c) T'ang-Canal.
(d) T'ang-Huang.

9. Who visits an old woman who is spinning in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?
(a) Old man.
(b) Old priest.
(c) Young woman.
(d) Young man.

10. What is another name for forced labor in Huang's story?
(a) Lin-yu.
(b) Yu-yu.
(c) Corvee.
(d) Lee-huang.

11. What does the younger son end up becoming after going to jail in "Hsi-liu?"
(a) A successful student.
(b) A successful father.
(c) A successful merchant.
(d) A successful scholar.

12. Who does Ting confess his love to?
(a) Hsiao-erh.
(b) Huang.
(c) White Lotus.
(d) Hung.

13. According to what custom does a woman return dowry to her husband's family?
(a) Chinese legal code.
(b) Hsi-liu notary.
(c) Ch'ang-hu inheritance.
(d) P'eng policy.

14. Who does the young boy see leading government officials in the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) Lawyer and son.
(b) Artist and cook.
(c) Magician and son.
(d) Writer and daughter.

15. Who took over China in 1644?
(a) Yu-yu Dynasty.
(b) Ling Dynasty.
(c) Ching Dynasty.
(d) T'an-ch'eng.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what position is Feng fired?

2. Who does the couple ransom after the war is over?

3. From whom does the young girl learn magical powers in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?

4. Who is just a stand-in for the rights of a son in the story of P'eng?

5. Who does Liu meet with the police who is threatened by starvation?

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