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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. 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) Yun.
(b) Shen Fu.
(c) Shen Fu's mother.
(d) Shen Fu's father.

2. Shen Fu finds out that a ________ stomach can not handle the taste of meat at first.
(a) Monk.
(b) Vegetarian.
(c) Child.
(d) Devout.

3. What is the name of the girl that Yun finds for Shen Fu's father when he makes a request for a companion?
(a) Ling.
(b) Lara.
(c) Ching.
(d) Yao.

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

5. Shen Fu feels regret for not having visited Orchid Pavilion or Yu's _________ when he was a younger boy.
(a) Garden.
(b) Tomb.
(c) Sanctuary.
(d) Temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Shen Fu afraid that Yun would do during the debacle with the family and the accusations made of her?

2. Shen Fu says his father spent money like ________, and most of it on other people.

3. Who was the person that set off the exploding bamboo when Shen Fu was out on a trip?

4. To Shen Fu, the colored ________ were enough to make a person dizzy and the songs and music of the pipes could be overwhelming.

5. The Purple ________ Cave was only as big as a finger and nothing but water bubbled from it.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why was Yun cast out of the house, according to the writings of Shen Fu?

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