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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Widow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what position is Feng fired?
(a) Taoist mystic.
(b) Magistrate.
(c) Public officer.
(d) Marshall.

2. What is a profession of parents in "The Local History of T'an-ch'eng?"
(a) Spinning thread.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Shooting hoops.
(d) Reading fantasy.

3. What scheme does the husband's relatives have to inherit the widow's property in Woman P'eng?
(a) Kidnap the son.
(b) Kill the son.
(c) Kidnap the widow.
(d) Kill the widow.

4. Since the widow does not have any rights at all, what do the cousins believe that by killing the boy they could get in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Inheritance.
(b) House.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Land.

5. From whom does the young girl learn magical powers in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sect leader.
(c) Father.
(d) Friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who by law stands to gain the inheritance lawfully in the Woman P'eng story?

2. Who visits an old woman who is spinning in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?

3. Who does the couple ransom after the war is over?

4. Who is an official who passed his scholarly chu-jen examination?

5. What are people forced to do even if they are naked during an earthquake?

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