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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Ground.
(b) Wall.
(c) Pot.
(d) Sky.

3. Who discovers that Yun is dressed up as a man, which causes them to be discovered during the festival?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A group of girls.
(c) No one.
(d) Shen Fu's father.

4. If there is a tall stand and shorter stands are spread around it, with the ones in the back being tall and the ones in the front being short, it is called a beautiful pile of _______, by some people.
(a) Trash.
(b) Nature.
(c) Truth.
(d) Power.

5. As a result of the rules, the magistrate might even be ignorant of the local _______ of the area in which he might be placed for his duties.
(a) Villages.
(b) Laws.
(c) Dialect.
(d) People.

6. Shen Fu and Yun want to _______ themselves in the context of their love when they are reincarnated in their next lives.
(a) Enjoy.
(b) Understand.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Please.

7. How many records seem to be missing from the manuscript which has been compiled about Shen Fu's life?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

8. 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) Clouds.
(d) Matches.

9. Shen Fu tells the reader to prune away an excess leaves on a flower in order to make it look spare and ______________.
(a) Honorable.
(b) Uncommon.
(c) True.
(d) Unblemished.

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

11. What does Yun say that she will bring with them when they decided to go for an adventure?
(a) Small stove.
(b) A temple.
(c) Her basket of food.
(d) Her clothing.

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

13. 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) Lotus seeds.
(c) Calamus seeds.
(d) Caraway seeds.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The ___________ were one of the members of the yamen staff who were able to actually support themselves on their salaries.

2. One of the largest empires in the world was led by men who knew more about the _______ of a thousand years before than about the tax law.

3. Who was the only player who was allowed to think about their answers and a person who was considered an official paper?

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

5. Han-yuan is the __________ girl of whom Yun has become quite fond during some times together.

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