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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who warns Yu-cun not to arrest Xue?
(a) Feng Yuan.
(b) The usher.
(c) Lady Wang.
(d) A monk.

2. What is the subject of the conversation Zhen Shi-yin overhears in his dream?
(a) The future of the magical stone.
(b) The curse of the magical stone.
(c) The future of his daughter's life.
(d) A problem with his son's character.

3. What was the subject of dispute Yu-cun was set to rule over?
(a) A monk breaking celibacy.
(b) A police killing.
(c) A slave girl.
(d) A robbery.

4. Who is brought to life by a magical fictional stone?
(a) Dai-chai.
(b) Xi-feng.
(c) Dai-yu.
(d) Son-yu.

5. What does Yu-cun let the family know about the murder case?
(a) That they will need to pay a large sum of money.
(b) That they will need to come to court.
(c) That they are indicted until the case is closed.
(d) That the matter of the murder has been cleared up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Yu-cun feel uncomfortable around the usher?

2. According to the inscription on the stone, what has the stone once been?

3. What develops between the three main characters of the book?

4. According to Jia Yu-cun and Leng Zi-xing, what makes a person fundamentally good or bad?

5. What does Yu-cun do to the usher as a result of feeling uncomfortable around him?

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