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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Woman Who Ran Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many males does T'an-ch'eng have to provide for forced labor at one time?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 40,000.

2. What is another name for sorghum?
(a) Peking Duck.
(b) Huang.
(c) T'an Cheng.
(d) Kaoliang.

3. What are taxes used to maintain in Huang's story?
(a) Kaoling roads.
(b) Imperial roads.
(c) Manchu roads.
(d) Chin-Chon roads.

4. When Jen's wife tears the sleeping mat, what does she do?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Scream.
(c) Defecate.
(d) Cry.

5. What system is used to maintain public order, police functions, and militia defense to deal with attacks by bandits in Huang's story?
(a) Chin-Chon.
(b) Manchu.
(c) Pao-chia.
(d) Imperial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the widow force the lazy person to do in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?

2. What does the younger son end up becoming after going to jail in "Hsi-liu?"

3. What does a rich bandit give the couple?

4. P'u Sung-ling told a story about a woman who had a relationship with a nobleman and was pregnant. What happened to her?

5. What subject is some of the widows knowledgeable about?

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