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

2. What was the favorite flower of Shen Fu during this part of the book, at least?
(a) Rose.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Azalea.
(d) Hibiscus.

3. During the later part of what century was Shen Fu born, according to the introduction of the book?
(a) Twentieth.
(b) Eighteenth.
(c) Seventeenth.
(d) Nineteenth.

4. Han-yuan is the __________ girl of whom Yun has become quite fond during some times together.
(a) Quiet.
(b) Graceful.
(c) Timid.
(d) Sing-song.

5. What does Yun point out does NOT happen when an insect dies, so she suggests Shen Fu study this?
(a) They move.
(b) Colors fade.
(c) They breathe.
(d) They arrange themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shen Fu seem to have specialized in, according to this skills when he was a secretary for the magistrate?

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

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. The different categories in the book, according to Shen Fu, all add up to a __________ life in this book.

5. Yun showed the Huas how to make _______ which can be moved anywhere and incorporated into the scenery.

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