Question One

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Why is Requing crying on her wedding day?

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Niang is crying on her wedding day because she has been arranged to marry a man that she has never met. Niang is worried because she dosent know what this man was like, if he was going to be mean and she was scared about her non bound feet!

Mrs J: A satisfactory answer but I would like to see more detail please Andrew.

Reiquing is crying on her wedding day because it is an arranged marrage and she hasn't met her arranged husband. Reiquing does't know if her arranged husband is bad or disabled or anything. Reiquing is also crying about that she doesn't have bound feet which isn't what chinese people have.

Mrs J: A good answer. Try to include specifics quotes from the book if you can

Reiquing was crying on her wedding day because she is very nervous about the arranged marriage and will not see her family for a long time. She has completely no idea who she is going to marry that day, she also is worried that her future husband will be cruel to her, but most of all be disappointed about her unbound feet.

Mrs J: A good answer Harry but your last sentence doesn't make sense.

Why is Requing crying on her wedding day?

Requing is crying on her wedding day because her marriage is a pre-arranged marriage. She is very concerned that she is going to be stuck with this man who might be stubborn, strict, aggressive and mean. She is also worried that because of her unbound feet the man might think she is not a high classed person and is not wealthy.

Mrs J: A great answer Oscar

She was worried about his arranged husband is going to be a kind hearted man and is he going to like her or not, or is he fully functional. She worries about her feet being unbound because that means that she isn't wealthy and she is not in fashion.

Mrs J: A good answer. Your 'fully functional' comment made me laugh.

1. Reiquing is cry because she is having a blind wedding, and she has not got bound feet. The custom was that any woman that has bound feet it not someone who works on the fields or is a works hard.


Mrs J: Satisfactory answer Jonathan but needs more detail and perhaps a relevant quote.

Reiquing was crying because she is having a planned wedding which is tradition.

She had never seen this man or contacted this man and she was concerned that he would dislike her and treat her badly.

She was concerned that he will not like her unbound feet and throw her out.

She also hopes that he will not treat her badly because of her family's poor wealth.

Reiquing is sad because she will see her family only a few times a year .

Mrs J: Your answer is good however sentences MUST begin with a capital letter and you should proof read your work.

Requing was crying because her wedding was an aranged marriage and she was scared about meeting her new husband and what he would be like because she had never met him before, to make things worse she didn't have bound feet which ment she was a poor woman from a poor family, but all the rich lady had them.

Mrs J: A good answer

Rei Qing is crying on her wedding day because she has never met Li Tingfan. It is a arranged marriage and she is very scared on the opinion that she will get from her new husband Li Tingfan and his parents. And also what they will say when they find out that she has unbound feet because they are in fashion for the Chinese people. When her mother tried to bind them she defied her an ran away. She was also scared because she is afraid that he will not be a good man and will not like her.

Mrs J: A great answer Jedd, but make sure you proof read and pick up mistakes.

In Ancient China, people used to have arranged marriage, which means that she had never seen her future husband. For that, she was really worrying and nervous that her future husband will not be kind and will not like her. But most of all she worried about her unbound feet. She couldn’t stop shaking. Tears stream from her eyes. Soon she will become a wife and another family’s daughter-in-law. By the time she was tearing, her mother says to her. ‘Don’t cry! You’re going to a family with enoght food. Do you want to be poor for the rest of your life?’ and then she gently wipes her daughter’s tears and hugs her.

Mrs J: A great answer Jack but be careful who's perspective you a using. You should be writing ABOUT the book, not as if you are IN the book.

Requing Is crying because she is worried that her arranged husband might not like and her and treat her nicely. Her feet isn't bounded to show wealth and good fortune. She is worried that her husband might be missing an arm or a leg.

Mrs J: Satisfactory Jerry, but a bit short and you need to proofread.

Requing is crying on her wedding day because in those days, the wedding was arranged so she had to marry someone she didn't know. For that reason, she is afraid that her future husband will not like her appearance and he will not be kind, but she is worried most about her unbound feet.
'You silly girl,' her mother says to her. 'Don't cry! You're going to a family with enough food. Do you want to be poor for the rest of your life?'

Mrs J: Excellent answer David. Great choice of quote.