1. On page 2760, on the fifth paragraph, Zhang Ailing wrote,“She was riding the tiger now, no way to go back home, no way to go back to her family, no way out except to become his mistress.” What do you think “the tiger” is symbolizing and why “a tiger?”

2. On page 2769, the first sentence of the second last paragraph “Hong Kong’s defeat had given her victory.” What do you think Zhang Ailing is trying to tell about Liusu and the war?  How does this moment relate to the title “Love in A Fallen City?”

3. On page 2747, on the fourth paragraph “Mrs Xu wrinkled her brow and continued: My husand has a lot of friends in Hong Kong, but the problem is that ‘distant water can’t put out a nearby fire’…” What kind of literature device is being used? What do you think  Mrs Xu means for “distant water can’t put out a nearby fire?”