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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. Who does the widower take as a new wife after his wife is murdered in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Peddler.
(c) Slave girl.
(d) Prostitute.

2. When Ts'ui-hsien's husband goes to jail, what happens to him?
(a) He falls in love.
(b) He gains power.
(c) He works cheaply.
(d) He dies.

3. After the death of his wife, where does Jen and his father walk?
(a) Municipal waterhouse.
(b) Underground tavern.
(c) County seat.
(d) Court trial.

4. Who is the local farmer who steps over the adjoining Wang land boundary with his livestock?
(a) Wang Dang.
(b) Yu Piao.
(c) Kuan Ming-yo.
(d) Li Tung-chen.

5. How does the man who came to judge Ts'ui for his crime know him?
(a) He was the Taoist monk.
(b) He was a friend of the family.
(c) He was the son of a widow.
(d) He was the young refugee boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under Chinese law, what is Jen supposed to do with his wife?

2. When P'u Sung-ling wrote about a woman confronting rampaging soldiers, what did she set on fire?

3. What do P'u Sung-ling and his wife receive from his father to start their new life?

4. Who murders the cruel wife with a knife who starved her mother-in-law in one of P'u Sung-Ling's stories?

5. Who kills the murderer that was protected by correct officials?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Huang discover at Jen's house?

2. What do many women do after their husbands die in China?

3. What happened when Wang woke up from her dream?

4. Why is Wang in a desperate situation after her lover leaves her?

5. How does Ts'ui-hsien outwit her husband through magic?

6. Describe Wang's surreal dream.

7. How does Li protect Ts'ui Meng's wife?

8. What is the conflict between a local farmer and another Wang family?

9. Why is Kao made to pay for Wang's burial?

10. What does Huang realize about Wang's death from her body?

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