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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is their pledge meant to last?
(a) One hundred years.
(b) Till they are all married.
(c) Till death.
(d) Until they each bear children.

2. What would soften people's criticism of Meilan?
(a) Looking less attractive.
(b) Acting her age.
(c) Having a child.
(d) Being less successful.

3. What does Meilan do when a wife tries to offend her?
(a) She embraces the husband.
(b) She screams at the wife.
(c) She speaks loudly to the husband.
(d) She whispers insults to the wife.

4. Why does Ailin choose to marry?
(a) She falls pregnant.
(b) She wants to escape her family.
(c) She feels pressured into it.
(d) The groom's family offers the best betrothal gifts.

5. Which books does Mrs. Tang prefer?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Sex and the City.
(c) Agatha Christie.
(d) Lord of the Rings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mrs. Mo lose her husband?

2. Where did the six women first meet?

3. What is Number Three, Garden Road made from?

4. What does the photographer find moving about the girls?

5. What does Ailin hide from Ying?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ailin alone?

2. How does the story end?

3. What is the nature of their secrets?

4. What is the significance of the photographer's note on the photo?

5. What is Sweeping Past about?

6. How is Ailin made to blame by her friends?

7. What is the significance of moving home?

8. What is the effect of the promise?

9. What does she suggest to him?

10. What does the girl think will heal her boyfriend?

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