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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 is the kind of bracelet that Han-yuan is wearing, which is thought to be a sign Han-yuan should live with Yun and Shen Fu?
(a) Opal.
(b) Moonstone.
(c) Onyx.
(d) Jade.

2. The different categories in the book, according to Shen Fu, all add up to a __________ life in this book.
(a) Jumbled.
(b) Floating.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Boring.

3. What does the Old Man arrange, according to the believe system of Shen Fu and Yun, which is why they worship him?
(a) Families.
(b) Names.
(c) Matches.
(d) Clouds.

4. As a result of the rules, the magistrate might even be ignorant of the local _______ of the area in which he might be placed for his duties.
(a) People.
(b) Dialect.
(c) Villages.
(d) Laws.

5. Shen Fu and Yun want to _______ themselves in the context of their love when they are reincarnated in their next lives.
(a) Understand.
(b) Enjoy.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Please.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was very common in Chinese cultures until just recently, though this did not necessarily happen with Shen Fu and Yun?

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

3. What is not one of the categories of specialists into which the private secretaries might be divided, according to the book?

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. Han-yuan is the __________ girl of whom Yun has become quite fond during some times together.

(see the answer key)

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