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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yun was unable to go back to her mother to stay for a while since her mother ___________________.

2. 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.

3. The gravekeeper made a soup out of __________, which looked like pears when they were dug up from the ground.

4. What color is the rock that is as big as a bed, so Hung-kan lays on it when he and Shen Fu are resting in the village?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yun always try to do for the Shen Fu family, even though they are less than nice to her when she is around?

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

3. What are some of the reasons why Shen Fu doesn't seem to think it's fair that he should have misfortune in his life?

4. What did Shen Fu's mother think about Yun finding Chia-fu a concubine?

5. What does Shen Fu seem to think about the presence of Hsi-erh in his life when Yun is away?

6. What did Shen Fu decide that he'd rather do instead of visiting historical sites, which he now regrets?

7. What is Yun referred to when the times in the Yun and Shen Fu household begin to be difficult?

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

9. What is the question Shen Fu begins this section of the book with, according to the content?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yun is cast out of the house after she tries to make good in a situation.

Part 1: Why do you think Yun is always cast as being a bad person in Shen Fu's family?

Part 2: How do you think you might respond if someone cast you out of your family?

Part 3: Do you think that Yun is a bad person? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

When Shen Fu and Yun decided they wanted to entertain their friends, they would not spend a lot of money on food, but they would use that saved money to buy wine instead.

Part 1: What do you think of the choices that Shen Fu and Yun make in order to entertain their friends?

Part 2: Why do you think Shen Fu and Yun feel it is important to always have wine when they are entertaining?

Part 3: How would you feel if you were a guest of Shen Fu and Yun?

Essay Topic 3

Shen Fu decides that even with his educational background that he wants to do something different, something his family sees as being beneath him.

Part 1: Why do you think Shen Fu decided to do something for which he was vastly overqualified?

Part 2: Do you think it's right to take on a job in which you are not challenged?

Part 3: How do you think your family would feel if you took on a job which was far below your skill set?

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