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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the character that said, "I have lived a hard life, often away from home. I would like someone to live with me and serve me..."?
(a) Shen Fu's mother.
(b) Shen Fu's father.
(c) Yun.
(d) Shen Fu.

2. 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.

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

4. What happened when Shen Fu went to see his father when his father became ill?
(a) His mother died.
(b) Yun left him.
(c) Shen Fu became ill too.
(d) His father died.

5. Shen Fu's father did not understand how his son could owe money as they are a house of __________ and caps.
(a) Books.
(b) Gold.
(c) Robes.
(d) Pennies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the more offensive name which Shen Fu's family gave to Yun when they were together?

2. How long did it take for Shen Fu's father to realize what had happened with Yun and to ask them to come home?

3. Yun decides that he and Shen Fu should leave at the morning of the ________ night watch in order to avoid capture and humiliation.

4. The famous madam in the area named ________ was also there, dressed up like a flower drum lady.

5. A monk at the cave invites Shen Fu to see that Ten Thousand Year _____, in the kitchen of a temple.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Shen Fu sent to do when he was a boy, according to his writing in this section?

2. What are the two mountains Shen Fu can see when he accepts the position from the magistrate at the age of 25?

3. Why are the visits that Shen Fu makes with his friend during a more special time than any other time?

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

5. Where do Shen Fu and Yun move to when Yun is cast out of Shen Fu's family house?

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 is Yun's position in the Shen Fu family's house, according to the book and the story?

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

9. What does Feng-sen know when he is sent away for an apprenticeship, though he is never told this?

10. What does Shen Fu think the manicured gardens of the neighborhood do for the gods?

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