The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber; Volume 1: The Golden Days Test | Final Test - Medium

Cao Xueqin
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber; Volume 1: The Golden Days Test | Final Test - Medium

Cao Xueqin
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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. One day, Bao-yu wakes with a feeling of _____________ that will not go away.
(a) Excitement.
(b) Anger.
(c) Self pity.
(d) Discontentment.

2. What important event happens on the day of Jia Zheng's birthday?
(a) Bao-yu's study is finished.
(b) Xi-feng returns home.
(c) Qin Zhong falls ill.
(d) Yuan-chun is chosen as an Imperial Concubine.

3. How does Xi-feng's personality as an overbearing mistress come to light in the Ning house?
(a) She severely punishes a servant for being late to work.
(b) She admonishes each servant individually for any mistake they make.
(c) She shouts at all the servants as a group for half an hour.
(d) She severely punishes a servant for forgetting to wash some dirty laundry.

4. Who does Bao-yu see sleeping with a girl?
(a) Xi-feng.
(b) Darling.
(c) Tealeaf.
(d) Precious.

5. What happens to Jia Zheng's dislike for Bao-yu towards the end of the novel?
(a) It increases.
(b) It cannot get higher.
(c) It is put on hold.
(d) It decreases.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies at the end of Chapter 16?

2. Who leads Yuan-chun's arrival at her garden?

3. What addiction does Dai-yu discover of Bao-yu's?

4. What gift does Shui Rong give to Bao-yu?

5. Who calls for Bao-yu to tell the boy he is to be moved in with the girls?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about Xi-feng's character in the episode involving a servant woman bringing money to her?

2. What does the way the Jia family undertake preparations for Yuan-chun's visit show about their character when it comes to money?

3. For what reason(s) might Bao-yu have become discontented living in the Prospect Garden?

4. How does the family express their bereavement of and Qin-shi's death to the public?

5. In Chapter 20, how does Bao-yu show that he cares about Dai-yu?

6. How does Bao-yu show increasing maturity in his response to the quarrels among his female companions?

7. How do the servants of the house react to Qin-shi's death?

8. How is the relationship between Bao-yu and his servants developed in the events after Yuan-chun's visit?

9. How does Patience show her loyalty to Xi-feng in Chapter 16?

10. What facets of the relationships between masters/mistresses and servants are shown in the conflict between Jia Lian, Xi-feng, and Patience?

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