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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 do the Jia family throw a birthday party for?
(a) Qin-shi.
(b) Jia Rui.
(c) Jia Qiang.
(d) Jia Jing.
2. Who refuses to attend the birthday party?
(a) Jia Rui.
(b) You-shi.
(c) Jia Jing.
(d) Bao-yu.
3. What is the name of the summit at which the goddess leaves the extra stone?
(a) Valley of Misfortune.
(b) Lovely Mountain.
(c) Greensickness Peak.
(d) Fortune Cliff.
4. What does Yu-cun do to the usher as a result of feeling uncomfortable around him?
(a) Kills the usher's father.
(b) Flees the city.
(c) Calls in a complaint to the police anonymously.
(d) Has the usher arrested.
5. Why does Yu-cun feel uncomfortable around the usher?
(a) Because the usher has killed his friend.
(b) Because he knew Yu-cun before he was high ranking.
(c) Because the usher is his uncle.
(d) Because he overheard the usher plotting against him.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who calms Bao-yu down when he makes a scene after his visit with Bao-chai?
2. What is Grandmother Jia and family invited to?
3. Who forms deeps friendship with Darling and Precious?
4. Although the songs tell the story of his family's life, Bao-yu is bored and does not understand what?
5. What was the subject of dispute Yu-cun was set to rule over?
Short Essay Questions
1. Hypothesize over the influence Bao-yu's father has on him despite his consistently disapproving attitude towards Bao-yu.
2. Why does Vanitas change his name to Brother Amor?
3. Explain the symbol of Greensickness Peak in relation to the rest of the novel.
4. Discuss briefly the ways in which Dai-yu's personality is developed during her first days in the Jia household.
5. Discuss the concepts of fate and destiny in relation to the meeting at which Bao-chai looks at Bao-yu's jade.
6. How is the divide between rich and poor developed in Chapter 2?
7. How does the connection between Bao-yu and Bao-chai deepen in Chapter 7?
8. In what ways are fear of shame and being poor seen in Chapter 6?
9. Why would Dai-yu find it strange that Xi-feng appears to be in charge of household affairs?
10. What events surrounding the trial in Chapter 4 illustrate further the Jia family's decline?
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