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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 do the women declare war on?

2. What is more important than rising early?

3. What drives the boy hero into madness?

4. Why is Ying staying with Ailin?

5. What does not comfort the girl?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the story end?

3. What is the girl's situation?

4. What is Number Three, Garden Road about?

5. What is Sweeping Past about?

6. What is Souvenir about?

7. Why is Ailin alone?

8. What pact does Ailin make?

9. What is the nature of their secrets?

10. Why does the old man approach the girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In what way is love a constant theme throughout the book? In what way do the Chinese view love differently from Western cultures? Does the author share this view?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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