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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pleasures of Leisure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shen Fu describes the scene in the garden as being so intoxicating that no one needed to ____________.
(a) Talk.
(b) Drink.
(c) Sing.
(d) Open their eyes.

2. Who was the first translator of the book in 1935, according to the introduction of the book?
(a) Lin Yutang.
(b) Chang Ling.
(c) Ling Shuag.
(d) Lina Shuan.

3. What flower did Shen Fu like to put into a vase instead of growing them in pots during the fall months?
(a) Roses.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Crysanthemums.
(d) Azaleas.

4. 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) Books.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Plants.
(d) Photos.

5. The book was recently republished by the People's Literature ______ Society as this book is so well-loved among the readers.
(a) Literary.
(b) Love.
(c) Romance Novel.
(d) Publishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the giant that Shen Fu saw when he was concentrating all of his attention on two insects battling in the grass?

2. Hsing-lan was drunk, but he said that he could paint the flowers' ____________ even if he could not paint the portrait.

3. Han-yuan is the __________ girl of whom Yun has become quite fond during some times together.

4. What could Shen Fu have taken on in order to ensure that he was able to pay for the medicine that Yun needed?

5. Shen Fu and Yun want to _______ themselves in the context of their love when they are reincarnated in their next lives.

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