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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Delights of Roaming Afar.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yun believes that having been to the festival, she has not lived a life in ____________, since she has seen such a beautiful pplace.
(a) Terror.
(b) Pain.
(c) Illness.
(d) Vain.

2. What does the Old Man arrange, according to the believe system of Shen Fu and Yun, which is why they worship him?
(a) Names.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Families.
(d) Matches.

3. 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?
(a) Lotus seeds.
(b) Caraway seeds.
(c) Calamus seeds.
(d) Blackberry seeds.

4. Shen Fu tells the reader to create small scenes as lovely as ________ when adding detail in the pot with flowers and stones.
(a) Dragons.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Books.
(d) Pictures.

5. The Chinese believed their leaders should be _____________ first and bureaucrats second, according to the Introduction.
(a) Scholars.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Family men.
(d) Husbands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yun ask the messenger to ask his mistress to send for them two days later?

2. How old does Shen Fu say that he is when he realizes he doesn't want anyone else but Shen Fu?

3. While Shen Fu's favorite flower doesn't have a __________, the colors are long-lasting and they are easy to prune.

4. When Shen Fu's father thinks he is dying, he tells Shen Fu to work with his friend to study to work in _________________.

5. What was very common in Chinese cultures until just recently, though this did not necessarily happen with Shen Fu and Yun?

(see the answer key)

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