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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. What was Shen Fu afraid that Yun would do during the debacle with the family and the accusations made of her?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Run away.
(c) Divorce him.
(d) Hurt his family.

2. One of the largest empires in the world was led by men who knew more about the _______ of a thousand years before than about the tax law.
(a) Pictures.
(b) Caste systems.
(c) Family trees.
(d) Poetry.

3. What does Yun say that she will bring with them when they decided to go for an adventure?
(a) Her basket of food.
(b) Small stove.
(c) A temple.
(d) Her clothing.

4. What is the name of the girl that Yun finds for Shen Fu's father when he makes a request for a companion?
(a) Ling.
(b) Lara.
(c) Ching.
(d) Yao.

5. The proper training of a ______ takes at least thirty to forty years, and Shen Fu notes he has only known one man to achieve this task.
(a) Stream.
(b) Tree.
(c) Stone.
(d) Flower.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shen Fu describes the scene in the garden as being so intoxicating that no one needed to ____________.

2. _______ stories in China are rare, so this might be one of the reasons why this book became so popular with the readers of the time.

3. Shen Fu describes the fact that he was _____________ to take on the position as a secretary, which is not uncommon.

4. Shen Fu's father wanted to have someone in his home who had the same ____________, according to the book.

5. 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.

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