Vocabulary
Hsiang-Ling
After the Flood
In the Story...
Compare and Contrast
100
To "heartily suggest"...
What is "recommend"?
100
Hsiang-ling's mother gave her the Ch'i-lin purse with gifts in it for this reason.
What is to remind Hsiang-ling of her mother?
100
While escaping from the flood, Hsiang-ling was separated from..
Who were her husband and son?
100
Because he was not able to please Hsiang-ling, he began to cry.
Who was Hsiang-ling's servant?
100
Hsiang-ling and the boy she took care of are alike in this way.
What is they both had been spoiled?
200
Giving out...
What is "distribution"?
200
Hsiang-ling gave the purse to the stranger for this reason.
What is to make the sad woman feel better?
200
At the distribution shack, Hsiang-ling gave this away to an older woman.
What is her porridge?
200
At the beginning of the story, Mrs. Hsueh was preparing this for her daughter.
What is a dowry?
200
It is the ways Hsiang-ling and Mrs. Lu are alike?
What is that they both married on the same day, had one son, experienced hardship, and were both generous?
300
A group moving together is known as a....
What is "procession"?
300
By showing Hsiang-ling giving her purse and the porridge away, the author most likely wanted to tell this about her character.
What is that she was kind and unselfish?
300
It is the sacred place that Hsiang-ling was forbidden to enter at her new home with the Lu family.
What is Pearl Hall?
300
After Hsiang-ling gave away her porridge, the butler recommended her for this.
What is a job as a governess?
300
It is the way the hua-chiao of the sobbing woman was different from the one carrying Hsiang-ling.
What is that it was shabby with holes in the drapes.
400
Something holy.
What is "sacred"?
400
Hsiang-ling changed from the beginning of the story to the end in this way.
What is she was proud, but then became humble?
400
The climax of the story occurred at this time in Pearl Hall.
What is when Mrs. Lu told Hsiang-line that she had changed her life by giving her the purse?
400
"Those who are generous will be rewarded." can be thought of as this..
What is the story's theme?
400
The bride in the pavillion who was crying was different from Hsiang-ling because she was ....
What is poor?
500
Another name for thankfulness.
What is "gratitude"?
500
After giving the ch'i-lin purse back to Hsiang-ling, Mrs. Lu did this for her.
What is give half her property to her and help to find her husgand and son?
500
Mrs. Lu kept changing the seating arrangement with Hsaing-ling to show this.
What is respect for Hsiang-ling?
500
The Ch-i-lin on the purse was a symbol for this.
What is a symbol of promising male offspring?
500
The way the boy she cared for treated Hsiang-ling reminded her....
What is how she had once treated her servant?