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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 does Yun leave for Shen Fu up until the day of their wedding day, something that gets her mocked by others?
(a) Breadcrumbs.
(b) Tea.
(c) Books.
(d) Food.

2. Shen Fu and Yun want to _______ themselves in the context of their love when they are reincarnated in their next lives.
(a) Perfect.
(b) Enjoy.
(c) Please.
(d) Understand.

3. _______ stories in China are rare, so this might be one of the reasons why this book became so popular with the readers of the time.
(a) Class.
(b) Horror.
(c) Love.
(d) Art.

4. 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) Poetry.
(b) Family trees.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Caste systems.

5. 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) Books.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Photos.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the later part of what century was Shen Fu born, according to the introduction of the book?

3. What is not one of the categories of specialists into which the private secretaries might be divided, according to the book?

4. The neighbor asks Yun if she knows the __________ with whom Shen Fu was drinking the night before, as they are on the return trip.

5. Who prepared almost every single document that the magistrate would see during their daily work?

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