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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Part I: Joys of the Wedding Chamber.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The neighbor asks Yun if she knows the __________ with whom Shen Fu was drinking the night before, as they are on the return trip.
(a) Woman.
(b) Man.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Ruffian.

2. Who discovers that Yun is dressed up as a man, which causes them to be discovered during the festival?
(a) A group of girls.
(b) No one.
(c) A police officer.
(d) Shen Fu's father.

3. As a result of the rules, the magistrate might even be ignorant of the local _______ of the area in which he might be placed for his duties.
(a) Dialect.
(b) Laws.
(c) People.
(d) Villages.

4. What does Yun do when Shen Fu is off studying with a friend of his father's, according to the book?
(a) Takes on a lover.
(b) Takes a seamstress job.
(c) Decides to get married.
(d) Writes him letters.

5. What is not one of the categories of specialists into which the private secretaries might be divided, according to the book?
(a) Registration of documents.
(b) Judicial.
(c) Tax collection.
(d) Bookkeeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Shen Fu say that he is when he realizes he doesn't want anyone else but Shen Fu?

2. What could Shen Fu have taken on in order to ensure that he was able to pay for the medicine that Yun needed?

3. What is the relationship between Yun and Shen Fu when they first meet during their lives?

4. What does Yun leave for Shen Fu up until the day of their wedding day, something that gets her mocked by others?

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

(see the answer key)

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