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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) Onyx.
(b) Jade.
(c) Opal.
(d) Moonstone.

2. One of the largest empires in the world was led by men who knew more about the _______ of a thousand years before than about the tax law.
(a) Caste systems.
(b) Family trees.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Poetry.

3. What was the highest position to which Shen Fu rose in the story, a lower position, though Shen Fu was content in it?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Magistrate.
(c) Private secretary.
(d) Janitor.

4. What did Shen Fu try to sell when his wife was ill and they needed to buy her medicine, though this venture was unsuccessful?
(a) Plants.
(b) Photos.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Books.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the last date which can be supported as Shen Fu talked about working on the book at that time?

3. Shen Fu was disgusted by the ________ of his friends, which is why he decided to leave the post at which he was stationed.

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

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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