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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 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) Books.
(d) Education.

2. Poor scholars who live in crowded houses should imitate the sterns of Taiping ___________ of Shen Fu's home country.
(a) Villages.
(b) Cottages.
(c) Temples.
(d) Boats.

3. What did Shen Fu give to the man to whom he owned money whenever the man came to collect the debt?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Paint.
(c) Paper.
(d) Money.

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

5. What happened when Shen Fu went to see his father when his father became ill?
(a) His father died.
(b) His mother died.
(c) Shen Fu became ill too.
(d) Yun left him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened as Yun did the embroidery for the friend of Shen Fu?

2. What did the guests write on the painting that Hsing-lan did after he was done with the work?

3. During the later part of what century was Shen Fu born, according to the introduction of the book?

4. Who is Han-yuan sold to, which saddens Yun very much upon finding out this information from another?

5. Flowers, according to Shen Fu, should rise __________ from the mouth of the vase in one mass, not crowded in any one area.

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