- What is zhiguai? Is it true, false, or fictional? Why? Use at least two examples (tales) from reading materials to support your arguments.
- What is the relationship between the living and the dead (ghosts) as evinced in early Medieval Chinese zhiguai stories (Lieyi zhuan by Caopi, Youming lu by Liu Yiqing, and Soushen ji by Gan Bao)? Use at least three examples from our reading materials to support your arguments.