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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When trees and flowers are planted for the first time, it doesn't matter if they are planted ______________.
(a) In springtime.
(b) In winter.
(c) At an angle.
(d) Straight.

2. When the project that Yun and Shen Fu are working on is finished, Shen Fu notes that the project has incurred the jealousy of __________.
(a) Hell.
(b) The Emperor.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Their neighbors.

3. Han-yuan is the __________ girl of whom Yun has become quite fond during some times together.
(a) Quiet.
(b) Sing-song.
(c) Timid.
(d) Graceful.

4. _______ 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.
(a) Art.
(b) Horror.
(c) Love.
(d) Class.

5. The secretaries were not considered to be a part of the government and they were paid out of _____________, not the larger accounts.
(a) Tax loans.
(b) Personal funds.
(c) Dowries.
(d) Collections.

6. What is the name of a person the Chinese culture who was a lover, but her sexual favors were not necessarily for sale?
(a) Courtesan.
(b) Regalian.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Trubanon.

7. What can one make if the pile up some dirt, then place stones on it and plants flowers and grass here and there?
(a) Ant hill.
(b) Mess.
(c) Fountain.
(d) A landscape.

8. Who once created a sketch of Shen Fu and Yun in a garden, according to the story?
(a) Yang Pu-fan.
(b) Yun.
(c) Chaiang.
(d) Shen Fu.

9. Shen Fu describes the fact that he was _____________ to take on the position as a secretary, which is not uncommon.
(a) Commanded.
(b) Invited.
(c) Enticed.
(d) Badgered.

10. The ___________ were one of the members of the yamen staff who were able to actually support themselves on their salaries.
(a) Board members.
(b) Judges.
(c) Secretaries.
(d) Magistrates.

11. Shen Fu and Yun worship the Old Man of the _________ as to ensure that they will be able to be together in their next life.
(a) Dawn.
(b) Moon.
(c) Stars.
(d) Sun.

12. Shen Fu was one who accomplished a great feat in China, becoming ________, without becoming a literatus.
(a) Educated.
(b) Successful.
(c) Married.
(d) Literate.

13. Poor scholars who live in crowded houses should imitate the sterns of Taiping ___________ of Shen Fu's home country.
(a) Villages.
(b) Boats.
(c) Temples.
(d) Cottages.

14. The goal of many of Shen Fu's arrangement techniques is to make the plant look as though it had been grown from the _________.
(a) Ground.
(b) Wall.
(c) Pot.
(d) Sky.

15. What does Shen Fu always have on his desk when he was living at home, according to the book?
(a) A vase of flowers.
(b) A picture of Yun.
(c) A gardening book.
(d) A stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Shen Fu use when he didn't have any pieces of stone to put around his narcissi?

2. What was the prize for the winning master of the game as mentioned in #85?

3. Shen Fu says there should not be more than ___________ vases arranged on a table, according to his detailed writing.

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

5. What has become a cool and beautiful haven for young lovers in the area of Shen Fu's schooling?

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