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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. The ___________ were one of the members of the yamen staff who were able to actually support themselves on their salaries.
(a) Judges.
(b) Board members.
(c) Secretaries.
(d) Magistrates.

2. 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.
(a) Truth.
(b) Fire.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Dragons.

3. The neighbor asks Yun if she knows the __________ with whom Shen Fu was drinking the night before, as they are on the return trip.
(a) Emperor.
(b) Woman.
(c) Man.
(d) Ruffian.

4. What is the name of a person the Chinese culture who was a lover, but her sexual favors were not necessarily for sale?
(a) Courtesan.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Trubanon.
(d) Regalian.

5. While the secretaries were very powerful, according to the Introduction, they were also very ____________, which caused them to be less respected.
(a) Dull.
(b) Unofficial.
(c) Poor.
(d) Uneducated.

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. How many records seem to be missing from the manuscript which has been compiled about Shen Fu's life?

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

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

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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