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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 are the girls fed to soften their bones?
(a) Rice.
(b) Red-bean dumplings.
(c) Tea.
(d) Cookie.

2. Why does Lily think she and Snow Flower are in danger after Beautiful Moon dies?
(a) Aunt threatens them with a knife.
(b) Uncle throws heavy objects at them.
(c) Because Aunt moans at night.
(d) Mother chases them.

3. What does Lotus deliver to Lily from Snow Flower during the Midi-Autumn Festival?
(a) Book.
(b) Cloth.
(c) Tea cakes.
(d) Fan.

4. What does Snow Flower's mother-in-law change about the food she gives Snow Flower after they come home from the mountain?
(a) Rations it out equally between family members.
(b) Cuts it back significantly.
(c) Gives her second helpings.
(d) Gives more to Snow Flower than to her son.

5. What does Elder Sister say about her mother-in-law?
(a) She is abusive.
(b) She is loving.
(c) She sings to her.
(d) She is generous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily's mother accuse Lily of being responsible for when they have a fight after Lily returns to her natal home in "The Temple of Gupo"?

2. What does Snow Flower's first born son look like?

3. How does Lily learn that her husband has been searching for her?

4. What happens to the women whose bound feet break as they walk up the mountain?

5. Who does Lily recommend Snow Flower should see to help her conceive a son?

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