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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter of Vituperation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the cobblestone pattern outside Tongkou's main gate?
(a) Star pattern.
(b) Cloud pattern.
(c) Fish-scale pattern.
(d) Donkey pattern.

2. What does Lily see outside the palanquin window as she travels between her natal and husband's home in "Temple of Gupo"?
(a) Rice fields and taro crop.
(b) A lake.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Fields of sunflowers.

3. How does Snow Flower's husband help the refugees in the mountains?
(a) He gives them clothing.
(b) He was their guardian and champion.
(c) He teaches them to sing.
(d) He cooks them food.

4. What is Lily's title at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Wise Woman.
(b) Elder Stateswoman.
(c) Widow Lily.
(d) One Who Has Not Yet Died.

5. What does Lily's sitting chair look like?
(a) Covered in flowers and red silk.
(b) Unadorned.
(c) Green silk with pictures of ducks.
(d) White silk with banners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lily's father receive from the groom's family that made him one of the richest men in the village?

2. What do Snow Flower and her family serve Lily for dinner when she visits in the beginning of "Into the Mountains"?

3. What does Third Sister die from?

4. What is the upstairs room in Lily's childhood home used for?

5. What do women do during Catching Cool Breezes festival?

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