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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pleasures of Leisure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yun leave for Shen Fu up until the day of their wedding day, something that gets her mocked by others?
(a) Food.
(b) Books.
(c) Tea.
(d) Breadcrumbs.

2. What was the favorite flower of Shen Fu during this part of the book, at least?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Rose.
(c) Hibiscus.
(d) Azalea.

3. What are Shen Fu and Yu living adjacent to when they live near the old woman?
(a) A cave.
(b) Vegatable garden.
(c) Library.
(d) River temple.

4. What is the last date which can be supported as Shen Fu talked about working on the book at that time?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1709.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1910.

5. One of the largest empires in the world was led by men who knew more about the _______ of a thousand years before than about the tax law.
(a) Pictures.
(b) Caste systems.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Family trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shen Fu decided to restore a peasant girl to her family when a man of influence wants to make her a _________.

2. Shen Fu tells the reader to prune away an excess leaves on a flower in order to make it look spare and ______________.

3. What was the skill of Lu Pan-fang, a man of many names within this particular section of the book?

4. What was the giant that Shen Fu saw when he was concentrating all of his attention on two insects battling in the grass?

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

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