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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Joy and Sorrow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Snow Flower's first born son look like?
(a) Athletic.
(b) Sturdy.
(c) Fat.
(d) Thin.

2. What does Lily find when she enters Snow Flower's house for the first time?
(a) A happy home.
(b) Beautiful furniture.
(c) A bad smell.
(d) It is too warm.

3. What did Yuxiu invent?
(a) Nu shu.
(b) A special recipe for chicken.
(c) Silk embroidery.
(d) Women's shoes.

4. Who is Snow Flower marrying?
(a) A well-respected landowner.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A paper merchant.

5. Who does Lily recommend Snow Flower should see to help her conceive a son?
(a) Herbalist.
(b) Diviner.
(c) Mid-wife.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lily realize the purpose of nu shu is in "Sons"?

2. Why does Lily sweep three times a day in her sleeping chamber?

3. Who is Yonggang?

4. What does Lily compare Snow Flower to when she stays with her family and amuses them in "Love"?

5. What does Lily agonize over as her husband travels to Guilin?

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