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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 happened when Shen Fu went to see his father when his father became ill?
(a) Shen Fu became ill too.
(b) His mother died.
(c) Yun left him.
(d) His father died.

2. What should a person use to strengthen a plant when the stem begins to fall over, according to Shen Fu's instructions?
(a) Stones.
(b) Water.
(c) Tape.
(d) Pins.

3. What happened as Yun did the embroidery for the friend of Shen Fu?
(a) She became better.
(b) She became sicker.
(c) She tried to commit suicide.
(d) She died.

4. Shen Fu tells the reader to prune away an excess leaves on a flower in order to make it look spare and ______________.
(a) Unblemished.
(b) Honorable.
(c) Uncommon.
(d) True.

5. What was the prize for the winning master of the game as mentioned in #85?
(a) 10 cash.
(b) 100 cash.
(c) 10000 cash.
(d) 5 cash.

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. What was the name of the girl which Yun had given birth to fourteen years before?

3. What does Shen Fu later think that the battle between the two insects probably was?

4. Who thinks the illness is the result of the young girl that Yun had found for Shen Fu's father?

5. Shen Fu points out his father was helpful to marry off other people's daughters and to bring up their _________.

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