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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Delights of Roaming Afar.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is not generally a part of Chinese literature, though this book tends to reveal more of these details than most books do?
(a) Education.
(b) Family life.
(c) Books.
(d) Everyday life.

3. Who was the person that set off the exploding bamboo when Shen Fu was out on a trip?
(a) Another boy.
(b) Shen Fu.
(c) Servant.
(d) Yun.

4. When Shen Fu's father thinks he is dying, he tells Shen Fu to work with his friend to study to work in _________________.
(a) A hospital.
(b) The art world.
(c) Government offices.
(d) The military.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The flower arrangements Shen Fu prefers are those which are not stiff or _________ in their appearance.

2. What would Shen Fu blow at the mosquitoes when he would let them under the netting as a child?

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. In what city was Shen Fu born, according to the introduction of the book?

5. What should the roots of a potted tree look like when one is choosing between potted trees to raise?

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