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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. Hsing-lan was drunk, but he said that he could paint the flowers' ____________ even if he could not paint the portrait.
(a) Leaves.
(b) Stems.
(c) Shadows.
(d) Souls.

2. 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.
(a) Trash.
(b) Nature.
(c) Truth.
(d) Power.

3. The ___________ were one of the members of the yamen staff who were able to actually support themselves on their salaries.
(a) Board members.
(b) Secretaries.
(c) Magistrates.
(d) Judges.

4. What does Yun say that she will bring with them when they decided to go for an adventure?
(a) A temple.
(b) Her basket of food.
(c) Her clothing.
(d) Small stove.

5. The book was recently republished by the People's Literature ______ Society as this book is so well-loved among the readers.
(a) Literary.
(b) Publishing.
(c) Love.
(d) Romance Novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yun believes that having been to the festival, she has not lived a life in ____________, since she has seen such a beautiful pplace.

2. What should the roots of a potted tree look like when one is choosing between potted trees to raise?

3. What does Yun suggest that Shen Fu take in order to create a powder which can then fill in the cracks of other stones?

4. Shen Fu imagines _________ flying through trees and mountains when he is lying the grass as a child.

5. _______ stories in China are rare, so this might be one of the reasons why this book became so popular with the readers of the time.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does the book become a national favorite for those who read it as the times of the day in China were much different?

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

4. 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?

5. What are some of the things which Shen Fu describes in relation to the placement of rocks?

6. What else did Yun teach herself to do, according to the description from Shen Fu in the story?

7. What does Shen Fu think that people with modest homes should try to do with their homes and their arrangements?

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

9. What happens in the incident with the earthworm and Shen Fu when he is a child?

10. What is the interesting way that Shen Fu and Yun want to be reincarnated when they are born again in their next life?

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