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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the couple use to elope?
(a) Magical kites.
(b) Locusts.
(c) Broomsticks.
(d) Animals.

2. Who by law stands to gain the inheritance lawfully in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Father.
(b) Son.
(c) Mother.
(d) Sister.

3. Who made up a story that the boy's father killed their father during the chaos of the Manchu invasions?
(a) Aunts.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Uncles.

4. In the story of Woman P'eng, what is the name of the young son?
(a) Lien.
(b) Ch'ang.
(c) Pin-po.
(d) Ho-to.

5. Why is Ting arrested?
(a) For drug possession.
(b) For magical powers.
(c) His connection to White Lotus.
(d) For ransoming a relative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What apparition do the people in T'ang-ch'eng believe in?

2. What famous philosopher has ties to T'ang-ch'eng?

3. Who writes the misery of the peasants during the ransacking?

4. Who is dragged out of school and beaten to death in the Woman P'eng story?

5. What is another name for forced labor in Huang's story?

(see the answer key)

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