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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are eggs served to guests at the one-month party for Lily's son?
(a) They are the favorite food of the villagers.
(b) There was a surplus of eggs that month.
(c) Symbols of life dyed red for celebration.
(d) They are symbols of childhood toys.

2. Who is Lily?
(a) Matchmaker.
(b) Servant.
(c) Mother to Snow Flower.
(d) Narrator.

3. What did Third Sister do when her mother wanted to bind her feet?
(a) Ran away to another town.
(b) Screamed and struggled in protest.
(c) Committed suicide.
(d) Remained stoically silent.

4. What happens to the women whose bound feet break as they walk up the mountain?
(a) They are left to die.
(b) They are carried up the mountain in a stretcher.
(c) They must be brought back down the mountain.
(d) They get a ride in a cart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Snow Flower ask Madame Wang to give Lily?

2. Who transports notes between Lily and Snow Flower after their sons are born?

3. What does Diviner Hu announce to the family about Lily?

4. Who is never allowed inside Lily's family home again after talking negatively about Snow Flower's family?

5. What does Lily say about Snow Flower's voice when she chants the Yao story?

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