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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Jen Village had a flower and ______ festival every twelve years, according to Shen Fu.
(a) Buddha.
(b) Petal.
(c) Immortal.
(d) Fruit.

3. 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) Get loans.
(c) Donate blood.
(d) Gamble.

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

5. Everywhere that Shen Fu has gone, he has gone while ____________ others, he realizes when he is writing.
(a) Being in debt to.
(b) Fleeing.
(c) Accompanying.
(d) Hiding from.

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

7. 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) It was not accessible by land.
(b) It was where Yun would go too.
(c) He would go with his father.
(d) It was a tourist spot.

8. The _______ Garden was an area which boasted only a few disorderly piles of stones, according to Shen Fu.
(a) Water.
(b) Power.
(c) Stone.
(d) Land.

9. What does Yun ask the messenger to ask his mistress to send for them two days later?
(a) Paintings.
(b) A boat.
(c) A book.
(d) Money.

10. Shen Fu thinks about the countless ________ who since ancient days have been buried without being remembered.
(a) Women.
(b) Men.
(c) Children.
(d) Monarchs.

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

12. What was the name of the girl which Yun had given birth to fourteen years before?
(a) Ling-chun.
(b) Ching-chun.
(c) Chun.
(d) Ching-la.

13. 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.
(a) Two.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

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

15. Who agrees with the plan that Shen Fu and Yun have in place, even though it seems strange he would agree to it?
(a) The Westerner.
(b) The bank.
(c) Shen Fu's father.
(d) Shen Fu's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shen Fu reminds the reader of a quote from the ancients: "Lack of ________ in a woman is a virtue."

2. Who was the person that set off the exploding bamboo when Shen Fu was out on a trip?

3. The Nine _______ Garden near the South Gate, is the most naturally charming, according to Shen Fu when he is writing.

4. What did Shen Fu's father notice was different about the letters Yun had been writing for Shen Fu's mother?

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 _____________.

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