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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What scheme does the husband's relatives have to inherit the widow's property in Woman P'eng?
(a) Kidnap the widow.
(b) Kill the widow.
(c) Kill the son.
(d) Kidnap the son.

2. What famous philosopher has ties to T'ang-ch'eng?
(a) Tseng-yu.
(b) Confucius.
(c) P'u Sung-ling.
(d) Yu-yu.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Hsi-liu," how old is the widow when she is forced to raise two sons on her own?

2. What is another name for sorghum?

3. Who attacks the couple and have to be stopped by magic?

4. In what story does a naive man have to acquire crickets?

5. To what spirit is a shrine made in T'ang-ch'eng to protect from evil spirits in the 17th century?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the funny story involving a fox and a rebellion that P'u Sung-ling tells?

2. How does a woman's rights compare to that of her son?

3. Describe the snowfall and its effect on the farmers in T'an-ch'eng in 1671.

4. How does Hsiao-erh save the the people in the village from drought and famine?

5. What happened in the story of the man falling asleep and dreaming?

6. Describe the heavy demands of the tax system in the 1640s in T'an-ch'eng.

7. Describe corvee in T'an-ch'eng in the 1640s.

8. How is Feng K'o-t'san described in Chapter 1, the Observers?

9. Describe the story of the boy and the magical trick.

10. What does Huang Liu-hung find most disturbing about the people in his county?

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