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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 & 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the goddess in the opening chapter in the middle of doing?
(a) Praying.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Choosing a husband.
(d) Mending the sky.

2. What does the main story line follow?
(a) The growing up years of brothers Bao-yu, Xi-feng, and Qin-Zhong.
(b) The growing up years of friends Bao-yu, Precious, and Jokey Jin.
(c) The growing up years of sisters Qan-yen, Qin-shi, and Dai-yu.
(d) The growing up years of cousins Bao-yu, Dai-yu, and Bao-chai.

3. How does the stone feel after being left by the goddess?
(a) Scared and confused.
(b) Free and happy.
(c) Small yet strong.
(d) Rejected and useless.

4. Where is the party Grandmother Jia and the family held?
(a) At the Regal Greenhouse.
(b) At the Regal Theatre.
(c) At the Ning Mansion.
(d) At the Cherry Blossom Courtyard.

5. When Bao-yu visits the Department of the Ill-Fated Fair, what is he allowed to look at?
(a) Three registers of the most beautiful girls in Jinling.
(b) A meeting of all the beautiful women of Jinling.
(c) The naked body of the most beautiful woman in Jinling.
(d) Three registers of the youngest women in Jinling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family take notice in terms of Dai-yu's situation?

2. What is Grandmother Jia and family invited to?

3. What job does Yu-cun learn there is a possibility of getting back?

4. What does Aroma realize about Bao-yu as she helps him redress after his nap?

5. Why does Yu-cun feel uncomfortable around the usher?

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