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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. In the second magic story, what does a man who falls asleep dream of?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Books.
(d) Gifts.

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

3. What is complicated and difficult to follow in Chinese society regarding inheritance?
(a) Tax code.
(b) Invasion.
(c) Chinese law.
(d) Murder.

4. What are people forced to do even if they are naked during an earthquake?
(a) Run.
(b) Stay outside.
(c) Stay inside.
(d) Hide.

5. Who does Liu meet with the police who is threatened by starvation?
(a) His spirit medium.
(b) His magistrate.
(c) A married couple.
(d) His fox spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous philosopher has ties to T'ang-ch'eng?

2. What scheme does the husband's relatives have to inherit the widow's property in Woman P'eng?

3. What act does the official consider morally evil and degrading that many people in China are doing?

4. Who lacks an heir after the death of the young boy in the Woman P'eng story?

5. What does the couple use to elope?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens after the famine in T'ang-Ch'en in 1641.

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

3. What is the story about the old widow and her fantasy that P'u Sung-ling shares?

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

5. What is the story of The Fighting Cricket?

6. What is the pao-chia system?

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

8. Describe the earthquake in T'ang-Ch'en in 1668.

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

10. Describe Huang Liu-hung's work as an official for the county.

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