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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shen Fu notes that _________ is a most generous gentleman, anxious to help those in trouble, whenever possible.
(a) His father.
(b) He.
(c) His father in law.
(d) His wife's father.

2. Yun said that the father should forgive her _____________ when she is confronted about the situation.
(a) Truth.
(b) Attempts.
(c) Naivete.
(d) Ignorance.

3. Who thinks the illness is the result of the young girl that Yun had found for Shen Fu's father?
(a) Shen Fu's mother.
(b) Shen Fu's father.
(c) No one.
(d) Shen Fu.

4. To Shen Fu, the colored ________ were enough to make a person dizzy and the songs and music of the pipes could be overwhelming.
(a) Streamers.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Lanterns.
(d) Paintings.

5. What happened as Yun did the embroidery for the friend of Shen Fu?
(a) She died.
(b) She became sicker.
(c) She tried to commit suicide.
(d) She became better.

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

7. A monk at the cave invites Shen Fu to see that Ten Thousand Year _____, in the kitchen of a temple.
(a) Cup.
(b) Oven.
(c) Urn.
(d) Tomb.

8. What color is the rock that is as big as a bed, so Hung-kan lays on it when he and Shen Fu are resting in the village?
(a) Purple.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

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

10. Who was the person that set off the exploding bamboo when Shen Fu was out on a trip?
(a) Yun.
(b) Another boy.
(c) Servant.
(d) Shen Fu.

11. How many places in the world does Shen Fu say that he has visited in the beginning of this section?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) None.

12. Shen Fu enjoyed the _______ Spring as the waters were clear, the fish were abundant, and the liveliness was a delight.
(a) Jade.
(b) Blue.
(c) Opal.
(d) Green.

13. Yun's friend was snatched away from her when a business man paid _______ golds for her and promised to take her to her mother.
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Hundred.
(c) Thousand.
(d) Thirty.

14. When Yun and Shen Fu's son was twelve years old, he was studying ______ with a teacher.
(a) Science.
(b) Reading.
(c) Math.
(d) God.

15. Shen Fu admits there are usually retributions for one's own _______,but he does not see this to be the case with himself.
(a) Families.
(b) Truths.
(c) Sins.
(d) Actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the more offensive name which Shen Fu's family gave to Yun when they were together?

2. How old was Shen Fu when he was told to kowtow to a friend of his father's in order to learn from him?

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

4. The _______ Garden was an area which boasted only a few disorderly piles of stones, according to Shen Fu.

5. Shen Fu notes that when he tried to sell paintings from his home, he did not make enough in _________ days to pay the expenses of one.

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