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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Huang tells a story about a heavy snowfall in what year?
(a) 1671.
(b) 1234.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1456.

2. What does a rich bandit give the couple?
(a) 1,000 taels.
(b) 2,000 taels.
(c) 3,000 taels.
(d) 4,000 taels.

3. What is used for fertilizer for sorghum cultivation in Peking in Huang's story?
(a) Vegetable compost.
(b) Artificial pellets.
(c) Coal and wood pellets.
(d) Human and animal waste.

4. In what story does a naive man have to acquire crickets?
(a) The Fighting Cricket.
(b) The Cricket Tax.
(c) The Chinese Cricket.
(d) The Game Cricket.

5. How far away do workers have to go for forced labor in Huang's story?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 25 miles.
(c) 2000 miles.
(d) 400 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what spirit is a shrine made in T'ang-ch'eng to protect from evil spirits in the 17th century?

2. What skill does the woman who makes medical prescriptions have in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

3. Why is Ting arrested?

4. In the story of Woman P'eng, what is the name of the young son?

5. How does a woman make medical prescriptions in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?

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