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. What gift does Shui Rong give to Bao-yu?
(a) A rosary.
(b) A ring.
(c) A tunic.
(d) A necklace.

2. Which is the only character who chooses not to rest and recuperate after Yuan-chun's visit?
(a) Bao-yu.
(b) Dai-yu.
(c) Xi-feng.
(d) Bao-chai.

3. Who does Bao-yu see sleeping with a girl?
(a) Precious.
(b) Tealeaf.
(c) Darling.
(d) Xi-feng.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Bao-yu with writing poems for Yuan-chun?

2. Why does Bao-yu seek Dai-yu's company in Chapter 19?

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

4. Where does Yuan-chun order that the girls of the house and Bao-yu be allowed to live?

5. Who gives temporary names to places and things in the garden for Yuan-chun?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss Yuan-chun's reaction upon her first visit home.

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

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

5. Why is Dai-yu overcome with grief as she listens to the words of the actresses rehearsing in the garden?

6. How is the relationship between Bao-yu and his servants developed in the events after Yuan-chun's visit?

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

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

9. How does the family express their bereavement of and Qin-shi's death to the public?

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

(see the answer keys)

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