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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 gravekeeper made a soup out of __________, which looked like pears when they were dug up from the ground.
(a) Sugar cane.
(b) Azaleas.
(c) Orchids.
(d) Bamboo.

2. When Yun and Shen Fu's son was twelve years old, he was studying ______ with a teacher.
(a) Math.
(b) Science.
(c) Reading.
(d) God.

3. The boatman suggests that the boys go to the village of _________ where his cousin lives, saying it has vacant land.
(a) Beijing.
(b) Soochow.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Shangsha.

4. Shen Fu admits there are usually retributions for one's own _______,but he does not see this to be the case with himself.
(a) Actions.
(b) Sins.
(c) Truths.
(d) Families.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the rock that is as big as a bed, so Hung-kan lays on it when he and Shen Fu are resting in the village?

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

3. Shen Fu enjoyed the _______ Spring as the waters were clear, the fish were abundant, and the liveliness was a delight.

4. What happened as Yun did the embroidery for the friend of Shen Fu?

5. What did Shen Fu and Yun's daughter deny she was feeling, even though it was apparent that she was?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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