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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. What would Shen Fu and Yun do if they were unable to pay for their expenses, though this did not work for long?
(a) Gamble.
(b) Donate blood.
(c) Pawn possessions.
(d) Get loans.

2. While the secretaries were very powerful, according to the Introduction, they were also very ____________, which caused them to be less respected.
(a) Dull.
(b) Poor.
(c) Uneducated.
(d) Unofficial.

3. The proper training of a ______ takes at least thirty to forty years, and Shen Fu notes he has only known one man to achieve this task.
(a) Stream.
(b) Stone.
(c) Tree.
(d) Flower.

4. What did Shen Fu bite into, even as the others told him not to do so?
(a) Plums.
(b) Apples.
(c) Persimmons.
(d) Cherries.

5. Poor scholars who live in crowded houses should imitate the sterns of Taiping ___________ of Shen Fu's home country.
(a) Cottages.
(b) Villages.
(c) Temples.
(d) Boats.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the very head of the gardens was a park called _________ Park, and after a turn north, there was a stone bridge called Rainbow Bridge.

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

4. Shen Fu's father said that since ____________ could write, this person could take over mother's letters for her.

5. How many places in the world does Shen Fu say that he has visited in the beginning of this section?

(see the answer key)

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