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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 & 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Bao-chai and Zhou Rai's wife talk about at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) The simple prescription a monk prescribed for Bao-chai's illness.
(b) Their problems with their children.
(c) Zhou Rai's wife's problems with her husband.
(d) The difficult prescription a monk prescribed for Bao-chai's illness.

2. What does Aunt Xue give to Zhou Rai's wife?
(a) A box of real flowers.
(b) A box of artificial flowers.
(c) A box filled with money.
(d) A box of decorations for her house.

3. Which is the only character who chooses not to rest and recuperate after Yuan-chun's visit?
(a) Bao-yu.
(b) Bao-chai.
(c) Dai-yu.
(d) Xi-feng.

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

5. What are Aroma's overall plans for Bao-yu?
(a) To take his money.
(b) To sleep with him.
(c) To work on his character flaws.
(d) To leave the service of the Jia family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bao-yu and Qin Zhong form a plan to encourage their families to send them to _____.

2. What is there concern about when it comes to Jia Rong's status?

3. Who calms Bao-yu down when he makes a scene after his visit with Bao-chai?

4. To whose house does Bao-yu wander to to study to look at a painting that he likes?

5. In Xi-feng's dream, why is Qin-shi concerned about the family falling on hard times?

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