Part 3 Questions Ch. 1

Chapter 1

• Why was the narrator so scared of the raven?
• Was the stolen books all in Chinese language or could the guys read English also?
• What is a hod?
  

Part 2 Questions Ch. 1-7

Chapter 1

• Did Four-Eyes have a family he worked for or a land owner?
• Why is Four-Eyes so defensive over his "secret books"?
• Where does Luo get his cigarettes?

Chapter 2

• Why did the narrator feel jealousy over The Little Seamstress and Luo? Did he also like The Little Seamstress?
• What was the point for the narrator to write on his jacket? Could he get in trouble if someone found that?
• Why did Luo keep the bloody leaves? Shouldn't he have kept it a secret? Could he and The Little Seamstress get in trouble for what they had done?
• What do you suppose were the narrators feelings after Luo telling him what happened?

Chapter 3

• Why is Four-Eyes so stingy over his books?
• How long had the old man lived in the mountains?
• Can lice kill you?

Chapter 4

• Why had Luo and the narrator disguised as other people when they went to see the old man? Was it to help get more folk songs?
• Why did the old man suck on salted rocks?
• What was so funny about the old mans stomach?

Chapter 5

• When Four-Eyes said he could make adjustments to the folk songs. was he being sarcastic?
• Why did the narrator strike out and hit Four-Eyes?
• Why were the songs not good enough and illegal?

Chapter 6

• Why Did Four-Eyes lie to his mom about hitting the narrator?
• Why had the narrator pretended to be Luo?
• Did Four-Eyes mother give him the books?

Chapter 7

• Why did Four-Eyes plan to use Luo? isnt that deceiving?
• Was drinking the blood some sort of ritual?
• Why didn't Four-Eyes say good bye to his friends?

Part 1 Questions Ch. 2-5

Chapter 2

• How come Luo is such a great story teller?
• Why hadn't the people noticed the clock was being set back?
• The Cinema movies Luo and the narrator watched where were the located?

Chapter 3

• Why was The Seamstresses father always gone?
• Where was The Little Seamstresses mother?
• Had Luo fallen in love with The Little Seamstress?

Chapter 4

• Was Luo claustrophobic? or scared of death?
• How deep in the earth was the mine?
• Had Luo gotten sick from the mine?
• Did the men plan to beat the sickness out of him?

Chapter 5

• Do you believe in Unnatural things?
• How do you get malaria?
• Was the narrator also falling in love with The Little Seamstress?

Part2 Chapter 4 Questions

• Why did the old man suck on salted rocks?
• How long had the old man lived in the mountains?
• Why was his stomach so funny?