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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Local History of T'an-ch'eng," who do widows struggle to raise?
(a) Daughters.
(b) Husbands.
(c) Sons.
(d) Prostitutes.

2. In the second magic story, what does a man who falls asleep dream of?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Books.
(c) Gifts.
(d) Flowers.

3. What do the officials want to receive in the first magic story by P'u Sung-ling from 1668?
(a) A peach.
(b) A dollar.
(c) A book.
(d) A jar.

4. Who does not understand the law and thinks it is more convoluted that it is in fact in the Woman P'eng story?
(a) Son.
(b) Widow.
(c) Father.
(d) Cousin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a profession of parents in "The Local History of T'an-ch'eng?"

2. What is the naive and uneducated head man of the village driven to while trying to pay tax?

3. Who is the writer that says this earthquake is one of the natural disasters of the time?

4. Who, when captured and thrown in fire, claims to be part of a rebel household?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Hsi-liu and her struggle with Ch'ang fu.

2. Describe Huang Liu-hung's work as an official for the county.

3. How does Lien's killer misunderstand the Chinese law?

4. What is the story that P'eng's husband's relatives make up in order to attack Lien?

5. How does a woman's rights compare to that of her son?

6. What does Huang Liu-hung find most disturbing about the people in his county?

7. What happened in the story of the man falling asleep and dreaming?

8. How does Hsiao-erh save the the people in the village from drought and famine?

9. Describe Hsiao-erh and Ting's relationship.

10. Describe the snowfall and its effect on the farmers in T'an-ch'eng in 1671.

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