The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber; Volume 1: The Golden Days Test | Final Test - Medium

Cao Xueqin
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber; Volume 1: The Golden Days Test | Final Test - Medium

Cao Xueqin
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 153 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 visits Aroma's home with Bao-yu?
(a) Yu-chun.
(b) Tealeaf.
(c) Qin-shi.
(d) Patience.

2. Who calls for Bao-yu to tell the boy he is to be moved in with the girls?
(a) Jia Zheng.
(b) Xi-feng.
(c) Grandmother Jia.
(d) Aroma.

3. Xi-feng's infant daughter becomes ill with _____.
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Chickenpox.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Scarlet fever.

4. As Bao-yu, Xi-feng, and Qin Zhong talk during Chapter 14, what do they learn has happened?
(a) Bao-yu's father has passed away.
(b) Dai-yu's mother has passed away.
(c) Qin-shi has passed away.
(d) Dai-yu's father has passed away.

5. Where does the funeral procession for Qin-shi finally arrive?
(a) The Jia house.
(b) The Temple of the Iron Threshold.
(c) The Imperial Palace.
(d) The Ning house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Bao-yu a present of romantic, sexual love stories to read?

2. How long will burial ceremonies for Qin-shi last?

3. What is Jia Rong offered immediately after there is concern about his status?

4. What wakes Xi-feng from her dream about Qin-shi?

5. Where does Xi-feng's carriage briefly stop during the funeral procession for Qin-shi?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Qin-shi's honor and devotion to family seen before she dies?

2. What does the way the Jia family undertake preparations for Yuan-chun's visit show about their character when it comes to money?

3. What can be understood from the relationship between Qin Zhong and Sappy?

4. Hypothesize as to why Bao-yu's reaction to Qin-shi's death so violent.

5. What superstition in Chapter 21 is shown to be false?

6. Why does Jia Zheng finally start to warm to Bao-yu?

7. In Chapter 20, how does Bao-yu show that he cares about Dai-yu?

8. What facets of the relationships between masters/mistresses and servants are shown in the conflict between Jia Lian, Xi-feng, and Patience?

9. How does Xiang-yun's presence lead Bao-yu to think more highly of Bao-chai?

10. How does Bao-yu show increasing maturity in his response to the quarrels among his female companions?

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