For 10 points, name this novel about Ximen Qing, loosely based off an incident in The Water Margin and known for its explicit material.
In this novel, a white lion is raised by a wife of the protagonist to scare a rival wife's son to death. The protagonist of this novel has an affair with the wife of his brother and steals all of his valuables via the wall connecting their houses. David Tod Roy has recently finished his four-part translation of this work. Lu Xun said of the author of this book that "his writing holds such a variety of human interest that no novel of that time could surpass it." Its author was known as the Scoffing Scholar of Lanling. The serving girl Pang Chunmei is featured in the final parts of this novel, which earlier sees the sordid marriages of Li Ping'er and Pan Jinlian. For 10 points, name this novel about Ximen Qing, loosely based off an incident in The Water Margin and known for its explicit material.ANSWER: The Plum in the Golden Vase [or Jin Ping Mei; or The Golden Lotus]4. In one novel by this author, Mr. Hoppy tells Mrs. Silver how to make her tortoise Alfie grow by whispering a magic spell in its ear. This author created a character who develops psychic powers so he can win a large amount of money gambling, but decides to throw his winnings out of his window and use the remainder to found a number of orphanages. He also wrote about a giant who lives on snozzcumbers and frobscottle. This author of Esio Trot and "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" is better known for creating a thoroughly unpleasant husband and wife who trap birds by covering trees with glue until the Roly-Poly Bird enables the birds to get their revenge. This author of The BFG and The Twits wrote about Augustus Gloop and Veruca Salt in his most famous work. For 10 points, name this author of children's books like Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
In this novel, a white lion is raised by a wife of the protagonist to scare a rival wife's son to death.
Roald Dahl