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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Shen Fu bite into, even as the others told him not to do so?
(a) Plums.
(b) Cherries.
(c) Apples.
(d) Persimmons.

2. Shen Fu says his father spent money like ________, and most of it on other people.
(a) Water.
(b) Oil.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Dirt.

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

4. What would Shen Fu and Yun do if they were unable to pay for their expenses, though this did not work for long?
(a) Gamble.
(b) Donate blood.
(c) Get loans.
(d) Pawn possessions.

5. The sage once tells Shen Fu that they should not use _______ with too fine a mesh as this will not allow them to catch anything.
(a) Books.
(b) Hats.
(c) Mosquito netting.
(d) Nets.

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

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

8. What happened when Shen Fu threw out a rock into the water to see how deep it was?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The rock jumped back out.
(c) The water didn't ripple.
(d) A few small fish rose to it.

9. When Shen Fu's father thinks he is dying, he tells Shen Fu to work with his friend to study to work in _________________.
(a) A hospital.
(b) Government offices.
(c) The art world.
(d) The military.

10. What didn't Shen Fu and his friend Hsin-yueh do during the course of their friendship, according to Shen Fu?
(a) Gamble.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Quarrel.
(d) Travel.

11. At the very head of the gardens was a park called _________ Park, and after a turn north, there was a stone bridge called Rainbow Bridge.
(a) Rolling.
(b) Water.
(c) Rainbow.
(d) Stone.

12. While the scent of the flowers overcame much of the dinner, what was the one ingredient which could not be overcome?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Ginger.
(c) Allspice.
(d) Tumeric.

13. At the Pleasant _____ Cave, Shen Fu drinks from the stream and finds that it satisfies his intense thirst.
(a) Waters.
(b) Streams.
(c) Tide.
(d) Flowers.

14. What was the nickname that Shen Fu's family gave to Yun when she was a part of the family?
(a) Girl.
(b) Woman.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Third Lady.

15. The elders called in __________ for a performance during a dinner at the house, but Shen Fu and his friend decided to climb Han Mountain instead.
(a) Small boys.
(b) Concubines.
(c) Actresses.
(d) Courtesans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shen Fu finds out that a ________ stomach can not handle the taste of meat at first.

2. Shen Fu notes that _________ is a most generous gentleman, anxious to help those in trouble, whenever possible.

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

4. What does Shen Fu say increased as he and Yun began to have more and more debts in their name?

5. What did Shen Fu and Yun's daughter deny she was feeling, even though it was apparent that she was?

(see the answer keys)

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