1. Compare and contrast Li and Xiangjun. In what ways are they similar? In what ways are they different? What is the importance of their similarities and differences?
2. Compare and contrast the way that the way that Hu and Xiangjun feel about Xiangjun's trousseau. In what ways are their attitudes similar? In what ways are they different? What is the significance of these similarities and differences.
3. Compare and contrast the relationship that exists between Hu and Xiangjun at the beginning of the play and at the play's conclusion. In what ways are their attitudes similar? In what ways are they different? What is the significance of these similarities and differences?