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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 must families of concubines do so that they can meet together in private?
(a) Pay a fee to the Emperor.
(b) Suggest another girl who can be made a concubine.
(c) Build a separate residence according to the emperor's specifications.
(d) Make an offering to the gods.

2. What happens to Jia Zheng's dislike for Bao-yu towards the end of the novel?
(a) It cannot get higher.
(b) It is put on hold.
(c) It decreases.
(d) It increases.

3. What do Bao-yu's pages take from him after the naming party for the garden for Yuan-chun?
(a) His magical jade.
(b) All of his wine.
(c) All of his trinkets.
(d) The purse given to him Dai-yu.

4. What does Yuan-chun remind the family of as she departs from the garden?
(a) All the opportunities they will have to visit each other.
(b) Her disappointment at being made a concubine.
(c) Her desire for them to be happy.
(d) How impressed she is with garden.

5. Who visits Aroma's home with Bao-yu?
(a) Patience.
(b) Yu-chun.
(c) Qin-shi.
(d) Tealeaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose house does Bao-yu wander to to study to look at a painting that he likes?

2. One day, Bao-yu wakes with a feeling of _____________ that will not go away.

3. What is there concern about when it comes to Jia Rong's status?

4. How does Xi-feng's personality as an overbearing mistress come to light in the Ning house?

5. Who scolds Aroma for not getting up when she enters a room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Patience show her loyalty to Xi-feng in Chapter 16?

2. What is Shui Rong's impression of Bao-yu?

3. In what ways are Bao-yu's intellectual abilities displayed in the events surrounding Yuan-chun's visit?

4. How do the servants of the house react to Qin-shi's death?

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

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

7. For what reason(s) might Bao-yu have become discontented living in the Prospect Garden?

8. Analyze Bao-yu's interactions with his father Jia Zheng during the naming party.

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

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

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