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

2. 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) Ruffian.
(b) Woman.
(c) Man.
(d) Emperor.

3. Who did Shen Fu pay money to in order to have him come with Shen Fu and Yun the next day to cook for them?
(a) Lao.
(b) Chang.
(c) Pao.
(d) Hsi.

4. How long did it take for Shen Fu's father to realize what had happened with Yun and to ask them to come home?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) Two years.
(d) Ten years.

5. Shen Fu's father said that since ____________ could write, this person could take over mother's letters for her.
(a) Shen Fu.
(b) Chiang.
(c) Yun.
(d) He.

Short Answer 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?

2. When trees and flowers are planted for the first time, it doesn't matter if they are planted ______________.

3. What does Yun leave for Shen Fu up until the day of their wedding day, something that gets her mocked by others?

4. What is the one thing that Yun and Shen Fu always had available when they had friends over to their home?

5. What can one make if the pile up some dirt, then place stones on it and plants flowers and grass here and there?

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