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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the project that Yun and Shen Fu are working on is finished, Shen Fu notes that the project has incurred the jealousy of __________.
(a) Their neighbors.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Hell.
(d) The Emperor.

2. What was the giant that Shen Fu saw when he was concentrating all of his attention on two insects battling in the grass?
(a) A stone.
(b) A man.
(c) Toad.
(d) His father.

3. Who was the only player who was allowed to think about their answers and a person who was considered an official paper?
(a) Chaeing.
(b) Shen Fu.
(c) Yun.
(d) No one.

4. How many records seem to be missing from the manuscript which has been compiled about Shen Fu's life?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. What should a person use to strengthen a plant when the stem begins to fall over, according to Shen Fu's instructions?
(a) Stones.
(b) Water.
(c) Tape.
(d) Pins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Flowers, according to Shen Fu, should rise __________ from the mouth of the vase in one mass, not crowded in any one area.

2. What was the skill of Lu Pan-fang, a man of many names within this particular section of the book?

3. Shen Fu reminds the reader of a saying: "Even the ends of ____________ and sawdust have their uses."

4. How old does Shen Fu say that he is when he realizes he doesn't want anyone else but Shen Fu?

5. What does Yun say that she will bring with them when they decided to go for an adventure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Shen Fu's favorite orchid destroyed, according to the story that Shen Fu is writing?

2. What is the job that Shen Fu takes on within the government, as a result of his education?

3. What did Yun's family laugh at her for which made her sheepish in the days leading up to her wedding with Shen Yu?

4. What is the therapy that Shen Fu receives for his most unfortunate injury, according to the book?

5. What does Shen Fu describe doing when he was a child when he was lying on the grass?

6. While it's not clear whether all of the transcripts will be found, what does the introduction say about the translation and what it is meant to do?

7. What happened to destroy the work that Shen Fu and Yun did on their yard?

8. What are the other two favorite flowers of Shen Fu, which he describes in the story according to the way he arranges them and pots them?

9. What does Shen Fu tells his parents about Yun when they meet as cousins when he is thirteen-years-old?

10. What does Yun do when she is separated from Shen Fu while he is off training in order to be a government official?

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