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

2. To placate the ghost, where is Jen's wife buried?
(a) Near the temple.
(b) Near the house.
(c) Under the cellar.
(d) Over the mountain.

3. Under Chinese law, what is Jen supposed to do with his wife?
(a) Forgive her.
(b) Remarry her.
(c) Throw her out.
(d) Keep her.

4. Who is locked up after the alibi is proven about the supposed murderer?
(a) Jen.
(b) Huang.
(c) Kao.
(d) Tsao.

5. In China, often women did not have rights and were sold as __________.
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Runners.
(c) Concubines.
(d) Lovers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away is T'an-ch'eng from Jen's house?

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

3. When does Huang go to Jen's house to examine evidence?

4. Who met a young woman named Ts'ui-hsien at a religious ceremony?

5. What is Jen doing to his wife as she is dreaming?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jen's punishment lessened and what does it say about the Chinese system?

2. How does Li protect Ts'ui Meng's wife?

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

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

5. What does Huang discover at Jen's house?

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

7. What is Chinese law regarding adultery?

8. What is Jen's punishment for killing his wife?

9. Why is Jen able to survive the beating?

10. Describe Wang's surreal dream.

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