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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 is more important than rising early?

2. What is Mei known for?

3. How successful were the women's attempts to arrange their children together?

4. Who does the young girl remind the man of?

5. What did the women's mothers worry about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the woman unmarried?

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

3. What is the metaphor of A House Fire?

4. What does she do next?

5. What connects the women?

6. What does she suggest to him?

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

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

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

10. What is Number Three, Garden Road about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Does he/she achieve his/her motive? Does he/she share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his/her goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Professor Dai want her son to marry Siyu? In what way were the characters of Gold Boy, Emerald Girl happeier before?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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