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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shen Fu's father notice was different about the letters Yun had been writing for Shen Fu's mother?

2. During the time of the setting sun when Shen Fu was with others, the ____________ of South Screen Hill were ringing as the sun set.

3. Shen Fu notes that when he tried to sell paintings from his home, he did not make enough in _________ days to pay the expenses of one.

4. At the Pleasant _____ Cave, Shen Fu drinks from the stream and finds that it satisfies his intense thirst.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Shen Fu seem to think about the presence of Hsi-erh in his life when Yun is away?

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

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

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

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

9. What would happen if Shen Fu and and the others didn't smuggle the girls back out of the apartment without anyone else seeing them?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The family dynamics for Shen Fu and Yun are played out in the many ways the family mocks them and disowns them for trying to be happy.

Part 1: Why do you think it's so common for families to be the worst critics of their own children?

Part 2: How do you think you would handle so much criticism from your own family?

Part 3: Do you think that Shen Fu and Yun should have simply listened to their families? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Shen Fu holds close his memories of childhood as he tries to describe the simplest pleasures in his life as he grows up.

Part 1: Why do you think childhood memories are so important to Shen Fu in the telling of his story?

Part 2: Do you think it's important to look back at the past when you are living in the present day?

Part 3: How do you think focusing on one's past might be detrimental to one's present and to one's future?

Essay Topic 3

Shen Fu decides that even with his educational background that he wants to do something different, something his family sees as being beneath him.

Part 1: Why do you think Shen Fu decided to do something for which he was vastly overqualified?

Part 2: Do you think it's right to take on a job in which you are not challenged?

Part 3: How do you think your family would feel if you took on a job which was far below your skill set?

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