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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. Who discovers that Yun is dressed up as a man, which causes them to be discovered during the festival?
(a) No one.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A group of girls.
(d) Shen Fu's father.

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

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

4. Who is Han-yuan sold to, which saddens Yun very much upon finding out this information from another?
(a) Shen Fu's father.
(b) The magistrate.
(c) Business man.
(d) Shen Fu.

5. What was very common in Chinese cultures until just recently, though this did not necessarily happen with Shen Fu and Yun?
(a) Marriage in childhood.
(b) Loving relationships first.
(c) Arranged marriages.
(d) Partnership, not marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What should a person use to strengthen a plant when the stem begins to fall over, according to Shen Fu's instructions?

3. What is the relationship between Yun and Shen Fu when they first meet during their lives?

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

5. What does Yun point out does NOT happen when an insect dies, so she suggests Shen Fu study this?

(see the answer key)

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