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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. When Shen Fu worries about Yun's health, she says, "Life and death are ruled by _______. Do not worry about me."
(a) Family.
(b) Karma.
(c) Patience.
(d) Fate.

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

3. What is the name of the cave where Shen Fu would go with others in order to cool off? _________ Cave.
(a) Purple.
(b) Jade.
(c) Mystery.
(d) Purple Cloud.

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

5. Shen Fu notes that he likes to have his own __________ on things and not rely on the ideas of others to cloud his vision.
(a) Opinion.
(b) Stories.
(c) Truth.
(d) Pictures.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. While the scent of the flowers overcame much of the dinner, what was the one ingredient which could not be overcome?

5. Yun was hired to embroider the _________ Sutra for a friend when she was having one of her more healthy times.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where do Shen Fu and Yun move to when Yun is cast out of Shen Fu's family house?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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