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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the giant that Shen Fu saw when he was concentrating all of his attention on two insects battling in the grass?
(a) A stone.
(b) Toad.
(c) His father.
(d) A man.

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

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

4. What does Yun point out does NOT happen when an insect dies, so she suggests Shen Fu study this?
(a) They move.
(b) Colors fade.
(c) They breathe.
(d) They arrange themselves.

5. The goal of many of Shen Fu's arrangement techniques is to make the plant look as though it had been grown from the _________.
(a) Sky.
(b) Ground.
(c) Pot.
(d) Wall.

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

7. When the project that Yun and Shen Fu are working on is finished, Shen Fu notes that the project has incurred the jealousy of __________.
(a) The Emperor.
(b) Hell.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Their neighbors.

8. What has become a cool and beautiful haven for young lovers in the area of Shen Fu's schooling?
(a) Palace.
(b) Gazebo.
(c) The rock garden.
(d) Stream.

9. The different categories in the book, according to Shen Fu, all add up to a __________ life in this book.
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Jumbled.
(c) Floating.
(d) Boring.

10. How old does Shen Fu say that he is when he realizes he doesn't want anyone else but Shen Fu?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

11. 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) Yun.
(c) Shen Fu.
(d) Shen Fu's father.

12. The training that Shen Fu receives when he was growing up was to prepare him for a position as a scholar-________________.
(a) Teacher.
(b) Manager.
(c) Magistrator.
(d) Administrator.

13. 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) Shen Fu's father.
(d) A group of girls.

14. The book was recently republished by the People's Literature ______ Society as this book is so well-loved among the readers.
(a) Romance Novel.
(b) Publishing.
(c) Literary.
(d) Love.

15. While Shen Fu's favorite flower doesn't have a __________, the colors are long-lasting and they are easy to prune.
(a) Lot of flowers.
(b) Color.
(c) Fragrance.
(d) Bud.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shen Fu describes the fact that he was _____________ to take on the position as a secretary, which is not uncommon.

2. The Chinese administrative practice was that a person could not be a magistrate in __________________.

3. How many records seem to be missing from the manuscript which has been compiled about Shen Fu's life?

4. What did the guests write on the painting that Hsing-lan did after he was done with the work?

5. Shen Fu says there should not be more than ___________ vases arranged on a table, according to his detailed writing.

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