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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Part I: Joys of the Wedding Chamber.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could Shen Fu have taken on in order to ensure that he was able to pay for the medicine that Yun needed?
(a) Private job offer.
(b) Lower status job.
(c) Family loan.
(d) Courtesan.

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

3. The secretaries were not considered to be a part of the government and they were paid out of _____________, not the larger accounts.
(a) Personal funds.
(b) Dowries.
(c) Collections.
(d) Tax loans.

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

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) Books.
(c) Family life.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. The neighbor asks Yun if she knows the __________ with whom Shen Fu was drinking the night before, as they are on the return trip.

2. Who was the first translator of the book in 1935, according to the introduction of the book?

3. What did Shen Fu try to sell when his wife was ill and they needed to buy her medicine, though this venture was unsuccessful?

4. 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.

5. While the secretaries were very powerful, according to the Introduction, they were also very ____________, which caused them to be less respected.

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