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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 is Yuan-chun shocked by when she first sees the garden?
(a) A suggestive statue.
(b) The extravagance to which her family has gone.
(c) Two enormous trees.
(d) The poor workmanship of the garden.

2. 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.

3. Who helps Bao-yu with writing poems for Yuan-chun?
(a) Xi-feng and Dai-yu.
(b) Bao-chai and Dai-yu.
(c) Qin Zhong and Bao-chai.
(d) Jia Zheng and his literary friends.

4. Who dies at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Qin-shi.
(b) Sappy.
(c) Jia Zheng.
(d) Qin Zhong.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In her anger at Bao-yu, what does Dai-yu cut up?

2. Who does Bao-yu see sleeping with a girl?

3. What causes Qin Zhong's father to die?

4. Who are the invitees to Bao-yu's birthday party?

5. Who leads Yuan-chun's arrival at her garden?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Aroma manipulate Bao-yu in Chapter 19?

7. Why does Jia Zheng finally start to warm to Bao-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 Patience show her loyalty to Xi-feng in Chapter 16?

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

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