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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 is arrested as being guilty of killing Jen's wife?

2. What happens to Ts'ui-hsien's husband when he enters his wife's mother's home?

3. How cold is it the night that Jen quarrels with his wife?

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

5. Who is Jen's neighbor who sees Jen's wife when she is hiding?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Ts'ui Meng in The Feud.

4. What does Li do to avenge the death of Wang's wife?

5. How does Kao get involved in Jen and Wang's marital dspute at the temple?

6. What does Huang realize about Wang's death from her body?

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

8. What does he monk urge Ts'ui Meng to do for his own safety?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Natural disasters occurred throughout the narrative.. How did these events impact Huang and in what ways? Describe, giving examples of observations he made about T'ang-Ch'eng.

Essay Topic 2

P'u Sung-ling shares stories of people with magical or supernatural powers.Do you think Hsiao-erh is heroic or exerts power in a positive or negative way? How does her story and triumph over natural disasters and poverty contrast with the real experience of citizens in T'ang-Cheng? Why do you think Spence included this story?

Essay Topic 3

Famines happened often in China at this time, decimating entire populations. What concerns for health and hygiene do they raise? As a result of the famine, the people are struggling to survive when bandits attack. What strengths and weaknesses are revealed in the people?

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