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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 Lily compare Snow Flower to when she stays with her family and amuses them in "Love"?
(a) A rare bird among chickens.
(b) A dragonfly.
(c) A fish of golden colors.
(d) An elegant swan.

2. What do Snow Flower and Lily create to appease Beautiful Moon's spirit?
(a) New breakfast recipe.
(b) Flower tower.
(c) Silk cloth.
(d) Bedding for her bed.

3. What does Lily paint on the fan after she has read third-day books for Snow Flower?
(a) Horse.
(b) Wilted flower with tears.
(c) Duck.
(d) Two pheonixes rising.

4. What does Snow Flower give Lily when she leaves for her betrothed's house?
(a) Flowers and a card.
(b) Special message embroidered on a handkerchief.
(c) New diary.
(d) Expensive jewelry.

5. What does Snow Flower tell Lily in a letter after they have prayed for sons at the Temple of Gupo?
(a) She is leaving her husband.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is moving.
(d) She is ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Madame Wang take Lily and Snow Flower to the fair at the Temple of Gupo?

2. What does Snow Flower's father sell to pay his debts?

3. Why are eggs served to guests at the one-month party for Lily's son?

4. What does Lily make on the morning of her second day at her in-laws' house?

5. Where do Lily and Snow Flower stay as they travel home after praying for the birth of healthy sons at the Temple of Gupo?

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