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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 should a person use to strengthen a plant when the stem begins to fall over, according to Shen Fu's instructions?
(a) Stones.
(b) Water.
(c) Tape.
(d) Pins.

2. Who prepared almost every single document that the magistrate would see during their daily work?
(a) Concubine.
(b) No one.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Courtesan.

3. What was the skill of Lu Pan-fang, a man of many names within this particular section of the book?
(a) Writer.
(b) Carver.
(c) Painter.
(d) Secretary.

4. How old does Shen Fu say that he is when he realizes he doesn't want anyone else but Shen Fu?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

5. What is not generally a part of Chinese literature, though this book tends to reveal more of these details than most books do?
(a) Education.
(b) Books.
(c) Everyday life.
(d) Family life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the sound that Shen Fu associated with cranes flying around in the air when he was a child?

3. As a result of the rules, the magistrate might even be ignorant of the local _______ of the area in which he might be placed for his duties.

4. Shen Fu tells the reader to prune away an excess leaves on a flower in order to make it look spare and ______________.

5. The flower arrangements Shen Fu prefers are those which are not stiff or _________ in their appearance.

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