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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 did the guests write on the painting that Hsing-lan did after he was done with the work?
(a) Good luck wishes.
(b) Inscriptions.
(c) Names.
(d) Poetry.

2. How many records seem to be missing from the manuscript which has been compiled about Shen Fu's life?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

3. When trees and flowers are planted for the first time, it doesn't matter if they are planted ______________.
(a) At an angle.
(b) Straight.
(c) In winter.
(d) In springtime.

4. 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?
(a) Petals.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Branches.
(d) Stands.

5. What was the giant that Shen Fu saw when he was concentrating all of his attention on two insects battling in the grass?
(a) Toad.
(b) His father.
(c) A man.
(d) A stone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Yun say that she will bring with them when they decided to go for an adventure?

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

4. What would Shen Fu blow at the mosquitoes when he would let them under the netting as a child?

5. What does the Old Man arrange, according to the believe system of Shen Fu and Yun, which is why they worship him?

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