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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sweeping Past.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What catches the boy off guard?
(a) Fei raising his thumb.
(b) The complexity of the girl's bra.
(c) Fei's lack of teeth.
(d) Fei's voyeurism.

2. What is more sinful than destroying seven temples?
(a) Breaking up a marriage.
(b) Getting a divorce.
(c) Lying to the police.
(d) Having a child out of wedlock.

3. Who was the most eager to find a foreign life?
(a) Ailin's granddaughter Ying.
(b) Ailin herself.
(c) Ailin's only son.
(d) Ailin's husband.

4. What gift did Mei's neighbor like to give her?
(a) Bamboo flutes.
(b) Paper lanterns.
(c) Paintings of waterfalls.
(d) Blooming flowers.

5. How did Mrs. Mo lose her husband?
(a) He died in a traffic accident.
(b) He went to work and never came back.
(c) He was seduced by a younger woman.
(d) He was jailed for tax evasion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Lu guard?

2. What saddens Ailin about Ying?

3. What do the women declare war on?

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

5. Why does Ying reprint the picture of Ailin with her sisters?

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