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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. Shen Fu's father said that since ____________ could write, this person could take over mother's letters for her.
(a) Chiang.
(b) He.
(c) Yun.
(d) Shen Fu.

2. The secretaries were not considered to be a part of the government and they were paid out of _____________, not the larger accounts.
(a) Dowries.
(b) Personal funds.
(c) Collections.
(d) Tax loans.

3. 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?
(a) Petals.
(b) Branches.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Stands.

4. What kind of sickness does Yun have, according to the description of Shen Fu?
(a) Stomach.
(b) Heart.
(c) Blood.
(d) Brain.

5. What was the highest position to which Shen Fu rose in the story, a lower position, though Shen Fu was content in it?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Magistrate.
(c) Private secretary.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. The training that Shen Fu receives when he was growing up was to prepare him for a position as a scholar-________________.

2. What did Shen Fu's malaria eventually turn into because he did not take good care of himself, according to Shen Fu?

3. Yun's friend was snatched away from her when a business man paid _______ golds for her and promised to take her to her mother.

4. The neighbor asks Yun if she knows the __________ with whom Shen Fu was drinking the night before, as they are on the return trip.

5. What is the name of the cave where Shen Fu would go with others in order to cool off? _________ Cave.

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