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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. The neighbor asks Yun if she knows the __________ with whom Shen Fu was drinking the night before, as they are on the return trip.
(a) Man.
(b) Woman.
(c) Ruffian.
(d) Emperor.

2. What does Yun do when Shen Fu is off studying with a friend of his father's, according to the book?
(a) Takes on a lover.
(b) Takes a seamstress job.
(c) Writes him letters.
(d) Decides to get married.

3. Hsing-lan was drunk, but he said that he could paint the flowers' ____________ even if he could not paint the portrait.
(a) Shadows.
(b) Stems.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Souls.

4. The bedroom that Shen Fu and Yun share is called - "The Pavilion of My Guest's _______________."
(a) Fragrance.
(b) Presence.
(c) Grace.
(d) Beauty.

5. What is the one thing that Yun and Shen Fu always had available when they had friends over to their home?
(a) Bread.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Sake.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Poor scholars who live in crowded houses should imitate the sterns of Taiping ___________ of Shen Fu's home country.

3. Who was the first translator of the book in 1935, according to the introduction of the book?

4. Who was the only player who was allowed to think about their answers and a person who was considered an official paper?

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

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