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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Ting confess his love to?
2. What is cruelly enforced in the countryside more than the city according to the magistrate?
3. Who made up a story that the boy's father killed their father during the chaos of the Manchu invasions?
4. What does the couple use to elope?
5. Who does the widow beat because he is lazy in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened in the story of the man falling asleep and dreaming?
2. What do many widows do to raise their children?
3. Describe the story of the boy and the magical trick.
4. What is the story of The Fighting Cricket?
5. Describe Huang's relationship with local landlords and unpaid taxes.
6. How does Lien's killer misunderstand the Chinese law?
7. Describe Hsiao-erh and Ting's relationship.
8. What magic does Hsiao-erh practice to escape with Ting and to survive the bandits?
9. Describe Huang Liu-hung's work as an official for the county.
10. Describe Hsi-liu and her struggle with Ch'ang fu.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the book. Cite an example to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Describe some of the settings for The Death of Woman Wang. What was the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. How did these settings reflect the time period and culture of 17th century China?
Essay Topic 3
Freedom was a recurring theme in The Death of Woman Wang. Who was free? Who lacked freedom? What constricted freedom? How did Wang gain or lose freedom? Which authorities controlled access to freedom and in what ways? Did Wang need a purpose in life to be free? Discuss.
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