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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the kind of bracelet that Han-yuan is wearing, which is thought to be a sign Han-yuan should live with Yun and Shen Fu?
(a) Opal.
(b) Moonstone.
(c) Jade.
(d) Onyx.

3. Who was the only player who was allowed to think about their answers and a person who was considered an official paper?
(a) Shen Fu.
(b) Yun.
(c) No one.
(d) Chaeing.

4. Han-yuan is the __________ girl of whom Yun has become quite fond during some times together.
(a) Graceful.
(b) Sing-song.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Timid.

5. Who did Shen Fu pay money to in order to have him come with Shen Fu and Yun the next day to cook for them?
(a) Pao.
(b) Hsi.
(c) Lao.
(d) Chang.

6. What did the guests write on the painting that Hsing-lan did after he was done with the work?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Inscriptions.
(c) Names.
(d) Good luck wishes.

7. What does Shen Fu later think that the battle between the two insects probably was?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Attempted rape.
(c) A lesson.
(d) A schoolyard fight.

8. What can one make if the pile up some dirt, then place stones on it and plants flowers and grass here and there?
(a) Fountain.
(b) A landscape.
(c) Mess.
(d) Ant hill.

9. What is the point of sawing halfway through a stem and inserting a small piece of brick or stone into the cut?
(a) There isn't.
(b) Making a curve.
(c) To make the stem shorter.
(d) To create a tree-like appearance.

10. What does the Old Man arrange, according to the believe system of Shen Fu and Yun, which is why they worship him?
(a) Names.
(b) Families.
(c) Matches.
(d) Clouds.

11. Shen Fu thinks that when laying out a landscape, it should be a goal to give the feeling of the small in the ______________.
(a) Small.
(b) Smaller spaces.
(c) Large.
(d) Sky.

12. The Chinese believed their leaders should be _____________ first and bureaucrats second, according to the Introduction.
(a) Scholars.
(b) Husbands.
(c) Family men.
(d) Spiritual.

13. Who was the first translator of the book in 1935, according to the introduction of the book?
(a) Lin Yutang.
(b) Chang Ling.
(c) Lina Shuan.
(d) Ling Shuag.

14. What was the skill of Lu Pan-fang, a man of many names within this particular section of the book?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Carver.
(c) Writer.
(d) Painter.

15. To show the small in the large, one can plant ____________ in a corner as it will grow tall and strong and quickly.
(a) Bamboo.
(b) Azaleas.
(c) Lotuses.
(d) Crysanthemums.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old does Shen Fu say that he is when he realizes he doesn't want anyone else but Shen Fu?

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

4. What is the other name for the scrotum that is referenced in the first part of this section, as Shen Fu has an accident?

5. Shen Fu reminds the reader of a saying: "Even the ends of ____________ and sawdust have their uses."

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