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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 notes that when he tried to sell paintings from his home, he did not make enough in _________ days to pay the expenses of one.
(a) Three.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

2. The madam of the first boat the Shen Fu and the others call to is called the Lady with the ____________ Hair.
(a) Sunny.
(b) Starry.
(c) Combed.
(d) Shiny.

3. At the very head of the gardens was a park called _________ Park, and after a turn north, there was a stone bridge called Rainbow Bridge.
(a) Water.
(b) Rainbow.
(c) Rolling.
(d) Stone.

4. Yun was unable to go back to her mother to stay for a while since her mother ___________________.
(a) Was missing.
(b) Did not want her to come home.
(c) Was dead.
(d) Was too ill.

5. Who was the character that said, "I have lived a hard life, often away from home. I would like someone to live with me and serve me..."?
(a) Shen Fu's father.
(b) Yun.
(c) Shen Fu.
(d) Shen Fu's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boatman suggests that the boys go to the village of _________ where his cousin lives, saying it has vacant land.

2. What can Yun and Shen Fu not bring with them when they go to move into the house of Hua?

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. A monk at the cave invites Shen Fu to see that Ten Thousand Year _____, in the kitchen of a temple.

5. What was the nickname that Shen Fu's family gave to Yun when she was a part of the family?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when Shen Fu and his friend Hung-kan decide to climb Han Mountain together?

10. What are the two mountains Shen Fu can see when he accepts the position from the magistrate at the age of 25?

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