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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 did Madam Hua have the girls learn from Yun when they were at this location in the story?
(a) Blessings.
(b) Painting.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Characters.

2. Shen Fu was disgusted by the ________ of his friends, which is why he decided to leave the post at which he was stationed.
(a) Showboating.
(b) Writings.
(c) Laws.
(d) Misdeeds.

3. Who is Han-yuan sold to, which saddens Yun very much upon finding out this information from another?
(a) Shen Fu.
(b) Business man.
(c) The magistrate.
(d) Shen Fu's father.

4. Who agrees with the plan that Shen Fu and Yun have in place, even though it seems strange he would agree to it?
(a) The Westerner.
(b) Shen Fu's father.
(c) The bank.
(d) Shen Fu's mother.

5. Yun noted that she would rather have Shen Fu's ______ blame her than to have the other relative unhappy with her.
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Brother.
(d) Uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. The different categories in the book, according to Shen Fu, all add up to a __________ life in this book.

3. What can Yun and Shen Fu not bring with them when they go to move into the house of Hua?

4. What does Shen Fu say increased as he and Yun began to have more and more debts in their name?

5. What is the name of the girl that Yun finds for Shen Fu's father when he makes a request for a companion?

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