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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 did Shen Fu give to the man to whom he owned money whenever the man came to collect the debt?
(a) Money.
(b) Paper.
(c) Paint.
(d) Paintings.

2. Yun said that the father should forgive her _____________ when she is confronted about the situation.
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Truth.
(c) Attempts.
(d) Naivete.

3. Who suspected Yun of writing something improper about her when she wrote a letter for her?
(a) Shen Fu's grandmother.
(b) Shen Fu's aunt.
(c) Shen Fu's father.
(d) Shen Fu's mother.

4. Shen Fu notes that _________ is a most generous gentleman, anxious to help those in trouble, whenever possible.
(a) His father.
(b) His father in law.
(c) His wife's father.
(d) He.

5. How many places in the world does Shen Fu say that he has visited in the beginning of this section?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the girl which Yun had given birth to fourteen years before?

2. How old was Shen Fu when he was told to kowtow to a friend of his father's in order to learn from him?

3. Shen Fu points out the ______ of the Cottage of Tranquility, something he feels is heavenly.

4. What would Shen Fu and Yun do if they were unable to pay for their expenses, though this did not work for long?

5. Who thinks the illness is the result of the young girl that Yun had found for Shen Fu's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Yun referred to when the times in the Yun and Shen Fu household begin to be difficult?

2. What does Shen Fu have to say about the differences between impressions of seeing a place?

3. What did Shen Fu do with his free time when he was a young boy studying with another person?

4. What happened when money began to be tight for Yun and Shen Fu, according to Shen Fu's writings?

5. What did Shen Fu's mother think about Yun finding Chia-fu a concubine?

6. What are some of the reasons why Shen Fu doesn't seem to think it's fair that he should have misfortune in his life?

7. Why are the visits that Shen Fu makes with his friend during a more special time than any other time?

8. What does Yun always try to do for the Shen Fu family, even though they are less than nice to her when she is around?

9. What does Shen Fu think the manicured gardens of the neighborhood do for the gods?

10. What happens when the others seem to accuse Shen Fu and Yun of so many things which end up being misunderstandings?

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