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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sorrows of Misfortune.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shen Fu thinks that when laying out a landscape, it should be a goal to give the feeling of the small in the ______________.
(a) Small.
(b) Sky.
(c) Smaller spaces.
(d) Large.

2. The bedroom that Shen Fu and Yun share is called - "The Pavilion of My Guest's _______________."
(a) Grace.
(b) Presence.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Fragrance.

3. What can one make if the pile up some dirt, then place stones on it and plants flowers and grass here and there?
(a) Ant hill.
(b) Mess.
(c) Fountain.
(d) A landscape.

4. What does Yun say that they can bring with them in order to be able to have tea when she and Shen Fu are on an adventure?
(a) Money to buy one.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Their imagination.
(d) Earthenware pot.

5. What did Shen Fu's father notice was different about the letters Yun had been writing for Shen Fu's mother?
(a) The handwriting.
(b) The tone.
(c) The content.
(d) The color.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shen Fu decided to restore a peasant girl to her family when a man of influence wants to make her a _________.

2. Who agrees with the plan that Shen Fu and Yun have in place, even though it seems strange he would agree to it?

3. Shen Fu reminds the reader of a quote from the ancients: "Lack of ________ in a woman is a virtue."

4. The training that Shen Fu receives when he was growing up was to prepare him for a position as a scholar-________________.

5. What does Shen Fu later think that the battle between the two insects probably was?

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