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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. What work did Moyan's father do?
2. Why does Fei have to replace some of his father's books?
3. Who are the price tags for?
4. Why is it worse traveling to a funeral than a wedding?
5. What does Mrs. Jin find too wide about the reporter?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Mrs. Jin change her fortunes?
2. What was Mrs. Jin's upbringing?
3. How does Yilan's husband react to her request for a child?
4. What is Prison about?
5. Why does Yilan feel powerless against Fusang?
6. How are Susu's actions perceived?
7. How does Moyan meet Lietenaunt Wei?
8. What becomes Teacher Fei's obsession?
9. How does Moyan come to see her past?
10. What effect does Fei's upbringing have?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do some of the characters give up on their dreams? How do they come to the realization that they have held themselves back? Which characters do not give up on their dreams and why?
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.
1. Setting
2. Point of view
3. Structure
4. Language
Essay Topic 3
If the book were made into a film, how would Li's style of narrative be reflected in film? Would the book make a good film?
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