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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. What did Shen Fu try to sell when his wife was ill and they needed to buy her medicine, though this venture was unsuccessful?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Photos.
(c) Plants.
(d) Books.

2. What does the Old Man arrange, according to the believe system of Shen Fu and Yun, which is why they worship him?
(a) Families.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Matches.
(d) Names.

3. Shen Fu decided to restore a peasant girl to her family when a man of influence wants to make her a _________.
(a) Sister.
(b) Slave.
(c) Concubine.
(d) Second wife.

4. The secretaries were not considered to be a part of the government and they were paid out of _____________, not the larger accounts.
(a) Dowries.
(b) Collections.
(c) Personal funds.
(d) Tax loans.

5. How many records seem to be missing from the manuscript which has been compiled about Shen Fu's life?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shen Fu seem to have specialized in, according to this skills when he was a secretary for the magistrate?

2. What is not generally a part of Chinese literature, though this book tends to reveal more of these details than most books do?

3. The Lighting of the ___________ is something that Yun wants to attend so badly that she convinces her husband to let her go, dressed as a man.

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

5. Who decides that Shen Fu needs to go home in order to complete his examinations during his schooling with with friend of his father's?

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