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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Chinese town the story line switches too after the Taoist changes his name?
(a) Soochow.
(b) Beiking.
(c) Lingfen.
(d) Moajin.

2. What does Bao-yu do when the answer from Dai-yu is "no"?
(a) He throws a fit.
(b) He begins to cry quietly.
(c) He takes her immediately to the pond.
(d) He laughs loudly.

3. What is Bao-yu's first question to Dai-yu?
(a) If she fancies him.
(b) Whether she has a green jade like him.
(c) If she is married.
(d) If she has seen the stone in the pond.

4. What do Bao-yu and Qin Zhong quickly learn about each other?
(a) That they are both rich.
(b) That they are both confused about their sexuality.
(c) That they are both without a tutor.
(d) That they are both attracted to maids in their household.

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

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

7. What does Bao-yu drink while visiting Bao-chai?
(a) Tea.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Coffee.

8. Where is the party Grandmother Jia and the family held?
(a) At the Cherry Blossom Courtyard.
(b) At the Regal Theatre.
(c) At the Regal Greenhouse.
(d) At the Ning Mansion.

9. Who does Jia Rui nearly sleep with accidentally?
(a) Qin-shi.
(b) Aroma.
(c) Jia Rong.
(d) Xi-feng.

10. How does Jia Rui eventually die?
(a) He looks into the wrong side of the Taoist's mirror.
(b) He is stabbed by Xi-feng in a dream and never wakes up.
(c) He suffers heart failure.
(d) He falls out of a second floor window.

11. Who is Qin Zhong?
(a) Qin-shi's brother.
(b) Dai-yu's half brother.
(c) Bao-chai's brother.
(d) Qin-shi's half-brother.

12. What does the family take notice in terms of Dai-yu's situation?
(a) She is an outspoken girl.
(b) She is in a weakened state.
(c) She is a jovial child.
(d) She is very tall and elegant.

13. Where does Bao-yu beg to go with Xi-feng in Chapter 7?
(a) The Temple of the Iron Threshold.
(b) To visit Bao-chai.
(c) The Ning Mansion.
(d) The Imperial Palace.

14. What actual name does Bao-yu cry out in his sleep?
(a) Qin-shi.
(b) Dai-yu.
(c) Bao-chai.
(d) Shi-Li.

15. Who does Dai-yu learn she will be living with even though it is not customary for girls to live with boys?
(a) Fen-cun.
(b) Shi-fen.
(c) Chen-li.
(d) Bao-yu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the prestigious family about which the story is told?

2. What feeling is Bao-yu filled with in his dream?

3. What does the doctor believe about his patient's prognosis at the end of Chapter 10?

4. What do Qin Zhong and Darling do while the headmaster is out?

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

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