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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 surprises Fei about his mother?

2. What caused the most fury among the parents and teachers of Fei's school?

3. Who is worse than a pig?

4. What is life like?

5. What did the man and his cousin vow when they were young?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kindness about?

2. How does the past influence Moyan's life?

3. How is Yilan living in a prison?

4. How does Mrs. Jin use her power?

5. Why is Moyan unhappy despite her best efforts to avoid pain?

6. Does Moyan trust Lieutenant Wei?

7. Why does Yilan feel powerless against Fusang?

8. What effect does Fei's upbringing have?

9. What becomes Teacher Fei's obsession?

10. What is The Proprietress about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the upbringing of a character affect their life? What does the story say about Yiyun Li''s own character and the themes she has expressed the stories?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Chinese and American culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

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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