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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. What belief about Qin-shi does Xi-feng reveal to You-shi?
(a) That Qin-shi will soon fall in love.
(b) That Qin-shi will die from her illness.
(c) That Qin-shi is a reincarnated ancestor.
(d) That Qin-shi is malingering and not actually sick.

2. Why does Bao-yu make a scene upon returning home from his visit with Bao-chai?
(a) Because he misses Bao-chai.
(b) Because Nannie Li drank something that was intended for him.
(c) Because Nannie Li has been cursing him behind his back.
(d) Because nobody welcomes him home.

3. From what country is the family this story is about?
(a) Japan.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Mongolia.
(d) China.

4. What does Xi-feng do when Bao-yu questions a servant at the Ning Mansion?
(a) She quietly tells him not to worry about it.
(b) She calls a maid to distract from the situation.
(c) She angrily hushes him.
(d) She confronts the servant herself.

5. Who performs Disenchantment's A Dream of Golden Days for Bao-yu?
(a) The sorcerer.
(b) The fairies.
(c) Bao-chai.
(d) Dai-yu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Bao-yu and Xi-feng hear as they leave the Ning Mansion?

2. When Bao-yu visits the Department of the Ill-Fated Fair, what is he allowed to look at?

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

4. What does the monk promise to do to the stone?

5. In order to cure Bao-yu of his lust of the mind, he is given a bride named _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author establish karma as a central theme in Chapter 1?

3. Why would Dai-yu find it strange that Xi-feng appears to be in charge of household affairs?

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

5. In what ways are fear of shame and being poor seen in Chapter 6?

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

7. Discuss briefly the ways in which Dai-yu's personality is developed during her first days in the Jia household.

8. What can we understand from Zhen Shi-yin's dream in the first chapter?

9. Is the fact that Dai-yu is offered flowers last in Chapter 7 a reasonable reflection of her status in the house at that time?

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

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