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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 settles the boy in Qin Shi's room?
(a) Dai-yu.
(b) Bao-chai.
(c) Teng-zhi.
(d) Qin Shi.

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

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

4. Who does the headmaster leave in charge of the school while he is on leave?
(a) His niece.
(b) His grandson.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His nephew.

5. What item of Bao-yu's does Bao-chai want a closer look at when he visits her?
(a) His shirt.
(b) His magical jade.
(c) His gold ring.
(d) His schoolbooks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dai-yu learn she will be living with even though it is not customary for girls to live with boys?

2. What does Xi-feng do when Bao-yu questions a servant at the Ning Mansion?

3. Who sends Yu-cun to the capitol with his daughter Dai-yu?

4. What do Duke of Ning-guo and Duke of Ring-guo believe will happen if Bao-yu engages in sexual pleasure?

5. Where is the party Grandmother Jia and the family held?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events surrounding the trial in Chapter 4 illustrate further the Jia family's decline?

2. How does the connection between Bao-yu and Bao-chai deepen in Chapter 7?

3. What can be understood from Chinese diplomatic culture when considering Bao-yu's meeting with Prince Qinzhong?

4. How does the story of Jia Rui teach a lesson about undue lust?

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 does Bao-yu use family ties to his advantage during the events at the school?

7. What is your opinion of Aroma's decision to allow Bao-yu to "have his way" with her following her discovery of his dream?

8. Explore the meaning/possible symbolism behind Bao-yu's experience in the dream in Chapter 5.

9. Explain the symbol of Greensickness Peak in relation to the rest of the novel.

10. Although the Jia family throws a spectacular birthday party for Jia Jing even though he refuses to leave the monastery to attend, much of the conversation centers on Qin-shi's puzzling illness. Hypothesize as to why this is.

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