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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 points out his father was helpful to marry off other people's daughters and to bring up their _________.
(a) Sons.
(b) Husbands.
(c) Children.
(d) Brothers.

2. What could Shen Fu have taken on in order to ensure that he was able to pay for the medicine that Yun needed?
(a) Private job offer.
(b) Family loan.
(c) Lower status job.
(d) Courtesan.

3. Who decides that Shen Fu needs to go home in order to complete his examinations during his schooling with with friend of his father's?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Shen Fu's father.
(c) Shen Fu.
(d) Yun.

4. In what city was Shen Fu born, according to the introduction of the book?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Soochow.
(d) Beijing.

5. The secretaries in _________, almost by definition at the time of the book, were failures in their lives, according to the Introduction.
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Yamen.
(c) Soochow.
(d) Beijing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Shen Fu notes that _________ is a most generous gentleman, anxious to help those in trouble, whenever possible.

3. What was the prize for the winning master of the game as mentioned in #85?

4. Shen Fu admits there are usually retributions for one's own _______,but he does not see this to be the case with himself.

5. Shen Fu thinks that when laying out a landscape, it should be a goal to give the feeling of the small in the ______________.

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