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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. Yun noted that she would rather have Shen Fu's ______ blame her than to have the other relative unhappy with her.
(a) Brother.
(b) Mother.
(c) Father.
(d) Uncle.

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

3. To Shen Fu, the colored ________ were enough to make a person dizzy and the songs and music of the pipes could be overwhelming.
(a) Lanterns.
(b) Streamers.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Dragons.

4. Yun was hired to embroider the _________ Sutra for a friend when she was having one of her more healthy times.
(a) Leg.
(b) Chest.
(c) Throat.
(d) Heart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The exploding bamboo make so much noise that the ___________ answered, according to Shen Fu.

2. Shen Fu points out his father was helpful to marry off other people's daughters and to bring up their _________.

3. What did Shen Fu's malaria eventually turn into because he did not take good care of himself, according to Shen Fu?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Feng-sen know when he is sent away for an apprenticeship, though he is never told this?

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

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

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

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

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

8. When Shen Fu's father stopped receiving letters from Shen Fu's mother, what did he think of Yun?

9. What is Yun's position in the Shen Fu family's house, according to the book and the story?

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

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