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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Snow Flower say about her husband's family in "Sons"?
(a) They are kind toward her.
(b) They love to tell stories.
(c) They do not like fun.
(d) They do not make her work.

2. Who will become Madame Lu after Lily dies?
(a) Lily's niece.
(b) Lily's daughter-in-law.
(c) Lily's daughter.
(d) Peony.

3. What does Lily teach Snow Flower's eldest son in the mountains?
(a) How to cook.
(b) Geography.
(c) The lessons she overheard her own son learn from the tutor.
(d) How to write characters.

4. What do Lily and Snow Flower take from the altar of the Temple of Gupo when they are pregnant the first time?
(a) Baby shoes.
(b) Prayer cards.
(c) Ribbons.
(d) Coins.

5. Where does Lily go at the beginning of "Into the Mountains"?
(a) Elder brother's home.
(b) Snow Flower's home.
(c) Natal home.
(d) Madame Wang's home.

6. When Lily returns to her family after Snow Flower is married, how does she feel about seeing them?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Overjoyed.
(c) Excited.
(d) Happy.

7. What does Snow Flower pull out from under her tunic while she and Lily stand at the cliff's edge after her son has died?
(a) The secret fan.
(b) An extra blanket.
(c) A piece of meat.
(d) A hat and gloves.

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

9. What is one of the things that Lily's mother tells her not to do while she is pregnant with her first child?
(a) Don't climb hills.
(b) Don't sit for too long.
(c) Don't eat rice.
(d) Don't drink tea.

10. What does Lily do to Snow Flower when she loses control of her emotions at the Sitting and Singing ceremony of her neighbor?
(a) Kneels before her in appreciation.
(b) Hugs her.
(c) Pushes her out of her chair.
(d) She humiliates Snow Flower.

11. What did Lily's mother-in-law teach her about a wife's duty to obey?
(a) Follow your husband's example.
(b) Obey, obey, obey, then do what you want.
(c) Speak quietly and serve well.
(d) Obey at all costs.

12. How old is Lily when she has her first child?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Twenty-two.

13. What other ceremonies is Lily's song about Snow Flower used in?
(a) Religious Ceremonies.
(b) Graduations.
(c) Funerals.
(d) Sung during wedding festivities.

14. How long does it take Lily's feet to heal in the mountains?
(a) One year.
(b) Almost a month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Six days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Lily's husband give to Snow Flower's son?

2. What is Lily's eldest son studying to be in "Into the Clouds"?

3. Who are Taipings?

4. What does Lily burn from the flame of an oil lamp?

5. What do Snow Flower and Lily have to do for Snow Flower's children when they take a rest from walking up the mountain?

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