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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who refuses to attend the birthday party?
2. What does Aunt Xue give to Zhou Rai's wife?
3. What feeling is Bao-yu filled with in his dream?
4. What is the reason given against Yu-cun arresting Xue?
5. Who settles the boy in Qin Shi's room?
Short Essay Questions
1. Although the Jia family throws a spectacular birthday party for Jia Jing even though he refuses to leave the monastery to attend, much of the conversation centers on Qin-shi's puzzling illness. Hypothesize as to why this is.
2. Discuss briefly the ways in which Dai-yu's personality is developed during her first days in the Jia household.
3. What can be understood from Chinese diplomatic culture when considering Bao-yu's meeting with Prince Qinzhong?
4. Describe Bao-yu's relationship to alcohol in Chapter 8.
5. In what way does Dai-yu express her jealousy and somewhat obsessive attitude towards Bao-yu in the beginning of Chapter 9?
6. Why does Vanitas change his name to Brother Amor?
7. What does the story of Ying-lian and Feng Yuan suggest about the role of fate and karma in the world of the novel?
8. What events surrounding the trial in Chapter 4 illustrate further the Jia family's decline?
9. Upon their first meeting, do Bao-yu and Dai-yu feel a connection with each other? If so, how is it shown?
10. Explain the symbol of Greensickness Peak in relation to the rest of the novel.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one of the following characters and discuss his or her relationship with and impact upon Bao-yu.
• Xi-feng
• Aroma
• Qin-shi
• Qin Zhong
Essay Topic 2
Explore the ways the author illustrates the divide between poor classes and rich classes in the novel and the various grey areas surrounding that divide.
Essay Topic 3
Because he is won over and particularly moved by the story of the stone, it could be said that Vanitas (later Brother Amor) is the character readers should identify with most. Comment upon this idea, explaining in the process how or why the story is "not just another erotic romance" as the stone itself says.
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