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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. Shen Fu tells the reader to create small scenes as lovely as ________ when adding detail in the pot with flowers and stones.
(a) Dragons.
(b) Books.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Poetry.

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

3. What is the relationship between Yun and Shen Fu when they first meet during their lives?
(a) Friends.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Classmates.

4. The goal of many of Shen Fu's arrangement techniques is to make the plant look as though it had been grown from the _________.
(a) Ground.
(b) Sky.
(c) Pot.
(d) Wall.

5. What is the last date which can be supported as Shen Fu talked about working on the book at that time?
(a) 1709.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1809.
(d) 1810.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Shen Fu's favorite flower doesn't have a __________, the colors are long-lasting and they are easy to prune.

2. What flower did Shen Fu like to put into a vase instead of growing them in pots during the fall months?

3. What does Yun say that they can bring with them in order to be able to have tea when she and Shen Fu are on an adventure?

4. Who did Shen Fu pay money to in order to have him come with Shen Fu and Yun the next day to cook for them?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the things that Shen Fu and Yun discuss when they do the Pavilion together?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. What does Shen Fu's education prepare him to be, which is a disappointment to his family as the reader learns in the story?

10. 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?

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