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

2. The _______ Garden was an area which boasted only a few disorderly piles of stones, according to Shen Fu.

3. Yun's friend was snatched away from her when a business man paid _______ golds for her and promised to take her to her mother.

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

5. Shen Fu finds out that a ________ stomach can not handle the taste of meat at first.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. What happens when Shen Fu and his friend Hung-kan decide to climb Han Mountain together?

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

10. What did Shen Fu's mother say when she found out the Yun was writing letters which were supposed to be from her to Yun's father in law?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shen Fu's family continues to berate Yun, subtly referring to her as one of Shen Fu's many wives, though this is not the situation.

Part 1: Why do you think Shen Fu's family feels it is okay to berate Yun?

Part 2: How do you think you might react if you were Shen Fu and you heard your family attack Yun?

Part 3: Do you think a family should have the right to berate another member of the family?

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

At times, Shen Fu feels guilty for having more fun blowing up bamboo than seeing the historical sites in the area.

Part 1: Do you think it's important to visit all of the historical sites in an area?

Part 2: Why do you think Shen Fu feels guilty for wanting to do something else?

Part 3: How do you think he might have been able to balance other activities with exploring history as well?

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