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

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

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

4. Yun showed the Huas how to make _______ which can be moved anywhere and incorporated into the scenery.
(a) Screens.
(b) Fountains.
(c) Stones.
(d) Paintings.

5. Who did Shen Fu pay money to in order to have him come with Shen Fu and Yun the next day to cook for them?
(a) Pao.
(b) Hsi.
(c) Chang.
(d) Lao.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shen Fu and Yun worship the Old Man of the _________ as to ensure that they will be able to be together in their next life.

2. While the secretaries were very powerful, according to the Introduction, they were also very ____________, which caused them to be less respected.

3. What does Shen Fu say should be different in height, but they should also be in proportion to each other so there is an attractive relationship between them?

4. Who discovers that Yun is dressed up as a man, which causes them to be discovered during the festival?

5. What kind of seeds does Shen Fu suggest being ground off and put into an eggshell which can then be put with other chicken eggs?

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