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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. How did Mrs. Mo lose her husband?

2. Which books does Mrs. Tang prefer?

3. What does the girl not foresee?

4. Where did the six women first meet?

5. Why does Meilan have to use Mr. Chang's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sweeping Past about?

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

3. What happens when they are approached by a man?

4. What is Number Three, Garden Road about?

5. How does the story end?

6. What is the significance of moving home?

7. What is the metaphor of A House Fire?

8. What does she suggest to him?

9. What is the effect of the promise?

10. How are the views of the old man and girl similar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the the failed marriages symbolize in context of the story? What meaning does it give to each story where a marriage has not worked out?

Essay Topic 2

Which characters are lonely in the book? How do some characters solve their problem of loneliness? Why can some characters not escape their loneliness?

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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