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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can Yun and Shen Fu not bring with them when they go to move into the house of Hua?
(a) Children.
(b) Money.
(c) Books.
(d) Paintings.

2. What does Shen Fu say increased as he and Yun began to have more and more debts in their name?
(a) Gossip.
(b) Bills.
(c) Rent.
(d) Shame.

3. The gravekeeper made a soup out of __________, which looked like pears when they were dug up from the ground.
(a) Azaleas.
(b) Orchids.
(c) Sugar cane.
(d) Bamboo.

4. When Shen Fu worries about Yun's health, she says, "Life and death are ruled by _______. Do not worry about me."
(a) Fate.
(b) Family.
(c) Patience.
(d) Karma.

5. Shen Fu finds out that a ________ stomach can not handle the taste of meat at first.
(a) Devout.
(b) Monk.
(c) Child.
(d) Vegetarian.

6. What was the last meal that Shen Fu and Yun shared before they left on their journey?
(a) Rice porridge.
(b) Noodles.
(c) Water.
(d) Soup.

7. The exploding bamboo make so much noise that the ___________ answered, according to Shen Fu.
(a) Mountains.
(b) Gods.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Clouds.

8. How long did it take for Shen Fu's father to realize what had happened with Yun and to ask them to come home?
(a) One week.
(b) One month.
(c) Two years.
(d) Ten years.

9. Who was about to visit many of the places which Shen Fu has the opportunity to visit in this section of the book?
(a) Yun.
(b) Shen Fu's mother.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Shen Fu's father.

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

11. What happened when Shen Fu went to see his father when his father became ill?
(a) His father died.
(b) His mother died.
(c) Shen Fu became ill too.
(d) Yun left him.

12. When Shen Fu saw the problems going on around him when he was a government official, he gave up his position to become a _____________.
(a) Husband.
(b) Bookkeeper.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Merchant.

13. What is the name of the girl that Yun finds for Shen Fu's father when he makes a request for a companion?
(a) Lara.
(b) Ling.
(c) Yao.
(d) Ching.

14. The Purple ________ Cave was only as big as a finger and nothing but water bubbled from it.
(a) Sun.
(b) Sky.
(c) Cloud.
(d) River.

15. What did Shen Fu give to the man to whom he owned money whenever the man came to collect the debt?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Paper.
(c) Paint.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jen Village had a flower and ______ festival every twelve years, according to Shen Fu.

2. Who suspected Yun of writing something improper about her when she wrote a letter for her?

3. Who agrees with the plan that Shen Fu and Yun have in place, even though it seems strange he would agree to it?

4. What did Shen Fu bite into, even as the others told him not to do so?

5. While the scent of the flowers overcame much of the dinner, what was the one ingredient which could not be overcome?

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