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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. Yun showed the Huas how to make _______ which can be moved anywhere and incorporated into the scenery.
(a) Fountains.
(b) Stones.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Screens.

2. What would Shen Fu blow at the mosquitoes when he would let them under the netting as a child?
(a) Smoke.
(b) His breath.
(c) A leaf.
(d) A candle.

3. What should the roots of a potted tree look like when one is choosing between potted trees to raise?
(a) Chicken feet.
(b) Cranes.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Bamboo shoots.

4. What kind of seeds does Shen Fu suggest being ground off and put into an eggshell which can then be put with other chicken eggs?
(a) Blackberry seeds.
(b) Calamus seeds.
(c) Caraway seeds.
(d) Lotus seeds.

5. Flowers, according to Shen Fu, should rise __________ from the mouth of the vase in one mass, not crowded in any one area.
(a) Angled.
(b) Waterfall-like.
(c) Tilted.
(d) Straight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Shen Fu tells the reader to create small scenes as lovely as ________ when adding detail in the pot with flowers and stones.

3. Shen Fu points out the ______ of the Cottage of Tranquility, something he feels is heavenly.

4. The secretaries were not considered to be a part of the government and they were paid out of _____________, not the larger accounts.

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

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