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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668, what event does a young boy attend?
(a) Parade.
(b) Dance show.
(c) Concert.
(d) Musical.

2. From where does a woman who is a spirit medium produce a voice in one of the stories told by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) Below a box.
(b) Above the stairs.
(c) In a garden.
(d) Behind a fan.

3. Who is just a stand-in for the rights of a son in the story of P'eng?
(a) Father.
(b) Widow.
(c) Aunt.
(d) Niece.

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

5. Who does the couple ransom after the war is over?
(a) Their daughter.
(b) Their niece.
(c) Their son.
(d) Their nephew.

6. What does the magistrate notice that people do in order to cheat on taxes?
(a) Steal property.
(b) Lower land quality.
(c) Rebel.
(d) Falsify records.

7. Who does the young boy see leading government officials in the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) Writer and daughter.
(b) Magician and son.
(c) Lawyer and son.
(d) Artist and cook.

8. Who is dragged out of school and beaten to death in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Lien.
(b) Pin-po.
(c) Ch'ang.
(d) Ho-to.

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

10. What does the younger son end up becoming after going to jail in "Hsi-liu?"
(a) A successful student.
(b) A successful scholar.
(c) A successful father.
(d) A successful merchant.

11. What does the snowfall fail to lessen in Huang's story?
(a) Electric bill.
(b) Tax burden.
(c) Drought.
(d) Air conditioning bill.

12. Who does Ting confess his love to?
(a) Hsiao-erh.
(b) Hung.
(c) Huang.
(d) White Lotus.

13. According to what custom does a woman return dowry to her husband's family?
(a) Chinese legal code.
(b) P'eng policy.
(c) Ch'ang-hu inheritance.
(d) Hsi-liu notary.

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

15. What does the old woman fantasize about her guest in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories about widows?
(a) Talking to her.
(b) Traveling with him.
(c) Sleeping with him.
(d) Sleeping with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lacks an heir after the death of the young boy in the Woman P'eng story?

2. From whom does the young girl learn magical powers in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?

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

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

5. Who took over China in 1644?

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