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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. Shen Fu tells the reader to create small scenes as lovely as ________ when adding detail in the pot with flowers and stones.
(a) Poetry.
(b) Books.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Dragons.

2. When Yun and Shen Fu's son was twelve years old, he was studying ______ with a teacher.
(a) God.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) Reading.

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

4. What was the highest position to which Shen Fu rose in the story, a lower position, though Shen Fu was content in it?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Private secretary.

5. How many records seem to be missing from the manuscript which has been compiled about Shen Fu's life?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last date which can be supported as Shen Fu talked about working on the book at that time?

2. The ___________ were one of the members of the yamen staff who were able to actually support themselves on their salaries.

3. What did the guests write on the painting that Hsing-lan did after he was done with the work?

4. Shen Fu describes the fact that he was _____________ to take on the position as a secretary, which is not uncommon.

5. What was Shen Fu afraid that Yun would do during the debacle with the family and the accusations made of her?

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