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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Snow Flower make for breakfast when she is visiting Lily's family?

2. Who is Snow Flower?

3. How old are Lily and Snow Flower when they have their hair pinned up for the first time?

4. What age is Lily when she begins practicing household chores?

5. What does Lily add to her fan after she and Snow Flower visit Beautiful Moon's grave site?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lily feel betrayed by her mother?

2. Is Elder Sister happy after she is married?

3. Is Lily worried about the note Snow Flower sends with the fan when Lily leaves her home for her wedding?

4. How does Snow Flower describe Lily's in-laws?

5. How does Lily help Snow Flower as she prepares to marry?

6. What does Lily remember about being five and wading in the river?

7. What does having a laotong relationship with Snow Flower mean to Lily's family?

8. What does the narrator, Lily, say about what caused every problem in her life?

9. What does Lily learn about when she goes with Snow Flower and Madame Wang to the fair at the Temple of Gupo?

10. Describe the diviner's visit to Lily's home when she was five.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lily says that all the problems in her life were caused because she was looking for love. Discuss the problems that Lily created because of her need for love.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Lily makes up for her humiliation of Snow Flower by her actions during the last days of Snow Flower's life? Why does she ask for Snow Flower's forgiveness at the end of the novel? What is the one regret Lily has regarding her laotong relationship with Snow Flower?

Essay Topic 3

Women are described in the novel as a "worthless branch" and weak. How does Lily show strength and value throughout her life as a daughter, wife, mother, and friend? How does she continue to become a stronger person as she ages?

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