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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 are Shen Fu and Yu living adjacent to when they live near the old woman?
(a) River temple.
(b) A cave.
(c) Library.
(d) Vegatable garden.

2. What does Yun leave for Shen Fu up until the day of their wedding day, something that gets her mocked by others?
(a) Breadcrumbs.
(b) Food.
(c) Tea.
(d) Books.

3. What has become a cool and beautiful haven for young lovers in the area of Shen Fu's schooling?
(a) Stream.
(b) Gazebo.
(c) The rock garden.
(d) Palace.

4. The flower arrangements Shen Fu prefers are those which are not stiff or _________ in their appearance.
(a) Unnatural.
(b) Dull.
(c) Boring.
(d) Gray.

5. Yun noted that she would rather have Shen Fu's ______ blame her than to have the other relative unhappy with her.
(a) Mother.
(b) Brother.
(c) Father.
(d) Uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shen Fu's father did not understand how his son could owe money as they are a house of __________ and caps.

2. Shen Fu thinks that when laying out a landscape, it should be a goal to give the feeling of the small in the ______________.

3. The goal of many of Shen Fu's arrangement techniques is to make the plant look as though it had been grown from the _________.

4. What was the sound that Shen Fu associated with cranes flying around in the air when he was a child?

5. Shen Fu admits there are usually retributions for one's own _______,but he does not see this to be the case with himself.

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