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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

2. The people in the village mistakenly thought the two boys were looking for a ____________ when they said they were looking for land.
(a) Wife.
(b) New school.
(c) Grave site.
(d) New teacher.

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

4. Shen Fu's father said that since ____________ could write, this person could take over mother's letters for her.
(a) Chiang.
(b) He.
(c) Yun.
(d) Shen Fu.

5. 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) Merchant.
(c) Bookkeeper.
(d) Lawyer.

6. How old was Shen Fu when he was told to kowtow to a friend of his father's in order to learn from him?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

7. Shen Fu's father wanted to have someone in his home who had the same ____________, according to the book.
(a) Dialect.
(b) Wife.
(c) Religion.
(d) Morals.

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

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

10. Shen Fu feels regret for not having visited Orchid Pavilion or Yu's _________ when he was a younger boy.
(a) Tomb.
(b) Garden.
(c) Sanctuary.
(d) Temple.

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

12. The boatman suggests that the boys go to the village of _________ where his cousin lives, saying it has vacant land.
(a) Beijing.
(b) Shangsha.
(c) Soochow.
(d) Shanghai.

13. What was so special about the place with the cave which Shen Fu would visit on the days when he didn't have classes?
(a) He would go with his father.
(b) It was not accessible by land.
(c) It was where Yun would go too.
(d) It was a tourist spot.

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

15. What was the more offensive name which Shen Fu's family gave to Yun when they were together?
(a) Woman.
(b) Third lady.
(c) Third woman.
(d) Third wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Everywhere that Shen Fu has gone, he has gone while ____________ others, he realizes when he is writing.

3. Hung-kan tells the boatman that he and Shen Fu aren't just climbing the mountain, but are looking for a place to ___________.

4. The famous madam in the area named ________ was also there, dressed up like a flower drum lady.

5. A monk at the cave invites Shen Fu to see that Ten Thousand Year _____, in the kitchen of a temple.

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