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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. Who rescues Ts'ui's wife who is captured in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?
(a) Huang.
(b) Tao.
(c) Wang.
(d) Li.

2. Who comes to judge Ts'ui for his crime of murder?
(a) Bandit.
(b) Monk.
(c) A high official.
(d) Priest.

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

4. In "Hsi-liu," how old is the widow when she is forced to raise two sons on her own?
(a) 55.
(b) 35.
(c) 45.
(d) 25.

5. What does the killer of the boy expect as he claims the murder was revenge in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Rewards.
(c) Leniency.
(d) Inheritance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the officials want to receive in the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

2. After what event in 1641 is there an attack on the city by bandits?

3. In "The Local History of T'an-ch'eng," who do widows struggle to raise?

4. Who nominates a new heir for P'eng?

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

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