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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. _______ 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.
(a) Horror.
(b) Love.
(c) Art.
(d) Class.

2. Shen Fu describes the fact that he was _____________ to take on the position as a secretary, which is not uncommon.
(a) Enticed.
(b) Badgered.
(c) Commanded.
(d) Invited.

3. The secretaries in _________, almost by definition at the time of the book, were failures in their lives, according to the Introduction.
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Soochow.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Yamen.

4. Shen Fu notes that _________ is a most generous gentleman, anxious to help those in trouble, whenever possible.
(a) He.
(b) His wife's father.
(c) His father in law.
(d) His father.

5. The Chinese believed their leaders should be _____________ first and bureaucrats second, according to the Introduction.
(a) Husbands.
(b) Scholars.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Family men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Shen Fu and Yu living adjacent to when they live near the old woman?

2. The flower arrangements Shen Fu prefers are those which are not stiff or _________ in their appearance.

3. What did Shen Fu give to the man to whom he owned money whenever the man came to collect the debt?

4. What does the Old Man arrange, according to the believe system of Shen Fu and Yun, which is why they worship him?

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.

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