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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 different categories in the book, according to Shen Fu, all add up to a __________ life in this book.
(a) Floating.
(b) Boring.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Jumbled.

2. Shen Fu reminds the reader of a saying: "Even the ends of ____________ and sawdust have their uses."
(a) Food.
(b) Bamboo.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Paper.

3. If there is a tall stand and shorter stands are spread around it, with the ones in the back being tall and the ones in the front being short, it is called a beautiful pile of _______, by some people.
(a) Power.
(b) Trash.
(c) Truth.
(d) Nature.

4. What was the prize for the winning master of the game as mentioned in #85?
(a) 5 cash.
(b) 10000 cash.
(c) 10 cash.
(d) 100 cash.

5. Shen Fu decided to restore a peasant girl to her family when a man of influence wants to make her a _________.
(a) Sister.
(b) Second wife.
(c) Slave.
(d) Concubine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Yun and Shen Fu when they first meet during their lives?

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

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

4. What should a person use to strengthen a plant when the stem begins to fall over, according to Shen Fu's instructions?

5. The Chinese administrative practice was that a person could not be a magistrate in __________________.

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