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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Delights of Roaming Afar.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Shen Fu use when he didn't have any pieces of stone to put around his narcissi?
(a) Coal.
(b) Fabric.
(c) Yarn.
(d) Sand.

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

3. Who prepared almost every single document that the magistrate would see during their daily work?
(a) Concubine.
(b) Courtesan.
(c) No one.
(d) Secretary.

4. Shen Fu's father did not understand how his son could owe money as they are a house of __________ and caps.
(a) Robes.
(b) Books.
(c) Gold.
(d) Pennies.

5. Shen Fu says there should not be more than ___________ vases arranged on a table, according to his detailed writing.
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long did it take for Shen Fu's father to realize what had happened with Yun and to ask them to come home?

4. What was the highest position to which Shen Fu rose in the story, a lower position, though Shen Fu was content in it?

5. What did Madam Hua have the girls learn from Yun when they were at this location in the story?

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