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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. What does Yun ask the messenger to ask his mistress to send for them two days later?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Money.
(c) A boat.
(d) A book.

2. Who did Shen Fu pay money to in order to have him come with Shen Fu and Yun the next day to cook for them?
(a) Chang.
(b) Hsi.
(c) Pao.
(d) Lao.

3. Shen Fu feels regret for not having visited Orchid Pavilion or Yu's _________ when he was a younger boy.
(a) Sanctuary.
(b) Temple.
(c) Tomb.
(d) Garden.

4. The flower arrangements Shen Fu prefers are those which are not stiff or _________ in their appearance.
(a) Boring.
(b) Dull.
(c) Unnatural.
(d) Gray.

5. Shen Fu reminds the reader of a saying: "Even the ends of ____________ and sawdust have their uses."
(a) Bamboo.
(b) Paper.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yun leave for Shen Fu up until the day of their wedding day, something that gets her mocked by others?

2. Who was about to visit many of the places which Shen Fu has the opportunity to visit in this section of the book?

3. The Lighting of the ___________ is something that Yun wants to attend so badly that she convinces her husband to let her go, dressed as a man.

4. Shen Fu points out his father was helpful to marry off other people's daughters and to bring up their _________.

5. _______ stories in China are rare, so this might be one of the reasons why this book became so popular with the readers of the time.

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