| 1. | Why do you think Chinese mothers kept forcing their daughters to have their feet bound? |
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| 2. | What is one interesting thing you learned about Chinese culture from this book? |
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| 3. | When Ailin became an amah for the Warners, what do you think was the hardest thing for her in her new life? |
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| 4. | Is Ailin a revolutionary (as James Chew called her), fighting a war against tradition? What are some traditions people rebel against today? |
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| 5. | Did you like the ending? Why or why not? |
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| 6. | Would there be any advantages to having arranged marriages today? |
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| 7. | In this day and age, do you think girls still experience discrimination? Why or why not? Examples? |
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