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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. The Lighting of the ___________ is something that Yun wants to attend so badly that she convinces her husband to let her go, dressed as a man.
(a) Truth.
(b) Fire.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Dragons.

2. How old does Shen Fu say that he is when he realizes he doesn't want anyone else but Shen Fu?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

3. What does Shen Fu say should be different in height, but they should also be in proportion to each other so there is an attractive relationship between them?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Branches.
(c) Stands.
(d) Petals.

4. Yun believes that having been to the festival, she has not lived a life in ____________, since she has seen such a beautiful pplace.
(a) Terror.
(b) Illness.
(c) Vain.
(d) Pain.

5. Shen Fu and Yun want to _______ themselves in the context of their love when they are reincarnated in their next lives.
(a) Understand.
(b) Please.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Enjoy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should a person use to strengthen a plant when the stem begins to fall over, according to Shen Fu's instructions?

2. The flower arrangements Shen Fu prefers are those which are not stiff or _________ in their appearance.

3. What can one make if the pile up some dirt, then place stones on it and plants flowers and grass here and there?

4. Shen Fu describes the scene in the garden as being so intoxicating that no one needed to ____________.

5. The neighbor asks Yun if she knows the __________ with whom Shen Fu was drinking the night before, as they are on the return trip.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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