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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 exploding bamboo make so much noise that the ___________ answered, according to Shen Fu.
(a) Gods.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Mountains.

2. Everywhere that Shen Fu has gone, he has gone while ____________ others, he realizes when he is writing.
(a) Hiding from.
(b) Fleeing.
(c) Accompanying.
(d) Being in debt to.

3. Shen Fu points out his father was helpful to marry off other people's daughters and to bring up their _________.
(a) Husbands.
(b) Children.
(c) Sons.
(d) Brothers.

4. The famous madam in the area named ________ was also there, dressed up like a flower drum lady.
(a) Suki.
(b) Sun.
(c) Yun.
(d) Su.

5. Shen Fu says his father spent money like ________, and most of it on other people.
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Water.
(c) Oil.
(d) Dirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was so special about the place with the cave which Shen Fu would visit on the days when he didn't have classes?

2. Who suspected Yun of writing something improper about her when she wrote a letter for her?

3. Shen Fu finds out that a ________ stomach can not handle the taste of meat at first.

4. Shen Fu feels regret for not having visited Orchid Pavilion or Yu's _________ when he was a younger boy.

5. The people in the village mistakenly thought the two boys were looking for a ____________ when they said they were looking for land.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why wasn't it a good idea to feed the novice at the monastery, according to Shen Fu?

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

3. 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?

4. What places does Shen Fu like the best when he is moved to Hangchou as a young boy?

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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