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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. While the secretaries were very powerful, according to the Introduction, they were also very ____________, which caused them to be less respected.
(a) Uneducated.
(b) Poor.
(c) Unofficial.
(d) Dull.

2. What kind of seeds does Shen Fu suggest being ground off and put into an eggshell which can then be put with other chicken eggs?
(a) Lotus seeds.
(b) Blackberry seeds.
(c) Caraway seeds.
(d) Calamus seeds.

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

4. What was the skill of Lu Pan-fang, a man of many names within this particular section of the book?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Writer.
(c) Painter.
(d) Carver.

5. What did Shen Fu try to sell when his wife was ill and they needed to buy her medicine, though this venture was unsuccessful?
(a) Plants.
(b) Books.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Photos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of a person the Chinese culture who was a lover, but her sexual favors were not necessarily for sale?

2. The bedroom that Shen Fu and Yun share is called - "The Pavilion of My Guest's _______________."

3. To show the small in the large, one can plant ____________ in a corner as it will grow tall and strong and quickly.

4. Shen Fu tells the reader to create small scenes as lovely as ________ when adding detail in the pot with flowers and stones.

5. If there is a tall stand and shorter stands are spread around it, with the ones in the back being tall and the ones in the front being short, it is called a beautiful pile of _______, by some people.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shen Fu imagine the bug is when he is observing it out in nature, according to the book?

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

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

4. How does Shen Fu describe the cleverness of Yun when he talks about her life and her upbringing?

5. Why are Shen Fu's failings described as falling into the category of provision for his family?

6. What happens with the family as a result of the incident which Shen Fu has to deal when when he is a child?

7. What it the task which Wan Tsai-chang completed, which makes him the only person that Shen Fu knows to have done such a thing?

8. How would the Pavilion of the Waves' Lotus Lovers' Hall be described, according to the book?

9. Why does Shen Fu take up so much time talking about the arrangement of pots and cases? What is he trying to do for the plants?

10. What doesn't Shen Fu understand about other couples since he and Yun's relationship is so different from the others?

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