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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. What does Shen Fu always have on his desk when he was living at home, according to the book?
(a) A vase of flowers.
(b) A stone.
(c) A gardening book.
(d) A picture of Yun.

2. The secretaries in _________, almost by definition at the time of the book, were failures in their lives, according to the Introduction.
(a) Beijing.
(b) Soochow.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Yamen.

3. What does Yun do when Shen Fu is off studying with a friend of his father's, according to the book?
(a) Writes him letters.
(b) Takes a seamstress job.
(c) Takes on a lover.
(d) Decides to get married.

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

5. The bedroom that Shen Fu and Yun share is called - "The Pavilion of My Guest's _______________."
(a) Beauty.
(b) Grace.
(c) Presence.
(d) Fragrance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shen Fu and Yun worship the Old Man of the _________ as to ensure that they will be able to be together in their next life.

2. What did the guests write on the painting that Hsing-lan did after he was done with the work?

3. What kind of parties did Shen Fu and Yun hold when they had nothing to do during a long summer?

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

5. Han-yuan is the __________ girl of whom Yun has become quite fond during some times together.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the advice that Yun gives to Shen Fu about painting insects as a part of his artistic endeavors?

3. Why do Shen Fu and Yun want to be reincarnated to be with each other in their next life? What do they hope to achieve?

4. Why does the teacher send Shen Fu home in order to write his compositions for school, according to the book?

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

6. What does Shen Fu try to describe about the potting and the arrangement of flowers?

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

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

9. 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?

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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