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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. Who has an alibi on the night of the murder of Jen's wife?
(a) Jen.
(b) Tsao.
(c) Kao.
(d) Huang.

2. Who is protected by corrupt officials despite killing a wife in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?
(a) Wang.
(b) Li.
(c) Tao.
(d) Huang.

3. Who kills the murderer that was protected by correct officials?
(a) Li.
(b) Wang.
(c) Tao.
(d) Huang.

4. What or whom do the people have fear of after the murder case?
(a) Ts'uai's ghost.
(b) Wang's ghost.
(c) Kao's ghost.
(d) Jen's ghost.

5. Who does Jen's wife see with a tumor sticking out of him?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A priest.
(c) Her husband.
(d) A beaten man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who narrates the story regarding the arrest of Jen's wife's supposed killer?

2. Who does Ts'ui kill in revenge for the suffering of the man he met while traveling with his mother?

3. When could a Chinese husband kill a wife according to the law?

4. What is considered less valuable than a killer?

5. Who is talking to the men on the night watch during the night of the murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the conflict between a local farmer and another Wang family?

2. Why is Kao made to pay for Wang's burial?

3. Describe the family conflict around P'u Sung-ling's marriage.

4. Why is Jen able to survive the beating?

5. What is Chinese law regarding adultery?

6. Describe Wang's surreal dream.

7. What do many women do after their husbands die in China?

8. How does Ts'ui Meng try to avenge injustices meted out to Li?

9. How is the woman Wang described in Chapter 5?

10. Why do you think Spence named the book The Death of Woman Wang?

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