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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. When Huang goes to Jen's house, what does he notice about the mat?
(a) Colorful.
(b) Long.
(c) Ripped.
(d) Strong.

2. Who is Jen's neighbor who sees Jen's wife when she is hiding?
(a) Kao.
(b) Huang.
(c) Hichi.
(d) Tao.

3. When a husband died or even castrated himself, women often did what in China?
(a) Fought them.
(b) Remarried.
(c) Committed suicide.
(d) Gave up.

4. How old is P'u Sung-ling when his father contracts a marriage for him?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

5. What is considered less valuable than a killer?
(a) Rich woman.
(b) Lucky man.
(c) Adulterous wife.
(d) Good looking man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the widower take as a new wife after his wife is murdered in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?

2. To placate the ghost, where is Jen's wife buried?

3. What does Ts'ui-hsien suspect about the man who wants to marry her?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Jen able to survive the beating?

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

4. What is done to placate Wang's ghost and why?

5. How does Ts'ui Meng react to a wife murdering her husband and his mother and what does his mother do to appease the situation?

6. What is the sad story P'u Sung-ling tells about a young woman and a nobleman?

7. Describe Wang's surreal dream.

8. How does Ts'ui-hsien outwit her husband through magic?

9. What happened when Wang woke up from her dream?

10. Why is Wang in a desperate situation after her lover leaves her?

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