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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 imagines _________ flying through trees and mountains when he is lying the grass as a child.
(a) Phoenixes.
(b) Cranes.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Doves.

2. What does Shen Fu later think that the battle between the two insects probably was?
(a) A lesson.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A schoolyard fight.
(d) Attempted rape.

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

4. The Chinese administrative practice was that a person could not be a magistrate in __________________.
(a) Their home district.
(b) Another country.
(c) Another district.
(d) The capital.

5. While Shen Fu's favorite flower doesn't have a __________, the colors are long-lasting and they are easy to prune.
(a) Bud.
(b) Fragrance.
(c) Color.
(d) Lot of flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. The goal of many of Shen Fu's arrangement techniques is to make the plant look as though it had been grown from the _________.

2. What are Shen Fu and Yu living adjacent to when they live near the old woman?

3. What does Yun leave for Shen Fu up until the day of their wedding day, something that gets her mocked by others?

4. The Lighting of the ___________ is something that Yun wants to attend so badly that she convinces her husband to let her go, dressed as a man.

5. What is the kind of bracelet that Han-yuan is wearing, which is thought to be a sign Han-yuan should live with Yun and Shen Fu?

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