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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 does Shen Fu say should be different in height, but they should also be in proportion to each other so there is an attractive relationship between them?
(a) Stands.
(b) Branches.
(c) Petals.
(d) Leaves.

2. If there is a tall stand and shorter stands are spread around it, with the ones in the back being tall and the ones in the front being short, it is called a beautiful pile of _______, by some people.
(a) Nature.
(b) Power.
(c) Truth.
(d) Trash.

3. What did Shen Fu use when he didn't have any pieces of stone to put around his narcissi?
(a) Yarn.
(b) Fabric.
(c) Sand.
(d) Coal.

4. During the later part of what century was Shen Fu born, according to the introduction of the book?
(a) Eighteenth.
(b) Seventeenth.
(c) Twentieth.
(d) Nineteenth.

5. What is not generally a part of Chinese literature, though this book tends to reveal more of these details than most books do?
(a) Everyday life.
(b) Family life.
(c) Education.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shen Fu's father notice was different about the letters Yun had been writing for Shen Fu's mother?

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

3. Shen Fu notes that _________ is a most generous gentleman, anxious to help those in trouble, whenever possible.

4. The Chinese believed their leaders should be _____________ first and bureaucrats second, according to the Introduction.

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

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