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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. How long did it take for Shen Fu's father to realize what had happened with Yun and to ask them to come home?
(a) Ten years.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) Two years.

2. Yun and Shen Fu arrange for their son to learn the business of ___________ with another man in order to help him get started in the world.
(a) Trading.
(b) Bookkeeping.
(c) Math.
(d) Writing.

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

4. What can Yun and Shen Fu not bring with them when they go to move into the house of Hua?
(a) Children.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Money.
(d) Books.

5. Shen Fu notes that he likes to have his own __________ on things and not rely on the ideas of others to cloud his vision.
(a) Stories.
(b) Truth.
(c) Opinion.
(d) Pictures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the last meal that Shen Fu and Yun shared before they left on their journey?

2. The elders called in __________ for a performance during a dinner at the house, but Shen Fu and his friend decided to climb Han Mountain instead.

3. Yun's friend was snatched away from her when a business man paid _______ golds for her and promised to take her to her mother.

4. When Shen Fu worries about Yun's health, she says, "Life and death are ruled by _______. Do not worry about me."

5. Yun was hired to embroider the _________ Sutra for a friend when she was having one of her more healthy times.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Shen Fu's mother say when she found out the Yun was writing letters which were supposed to be from her to Yun's father in law?

2. What happens to the scent of the food when Shen Fu eats with the Chen family?

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

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

5. What did Shen Fu decide that he'd rather do instead of visiting historical sites, which he now regrets?

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

7. What was Shen Fu sent to do when he was a boy, according to his writing in this section?

8. What happened at Chungwen Academy when Shen Fu is a boy, according to his writings?

9. Where do Shen Fu and Yun move to when Yun is cast out of Shen Fu's family house?

10. What is the question Shen Fu begins this section of the book with, according to the content?

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