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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 is Snow Flower's father addicted to?

2. What does Lily say was out of balance and needed to be put right when Beautiful Moon died?

3. What did Yuxiu invent?

4. What are the girls fed to soften their bones?

5. What is the upstairs room in Lily's childhood home used for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Lily's childhood home.

3. What is Snow Flower's father's condition?

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

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

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

7. What does Madame Wang suggest about Lily having a laotong?

8. Describe the moment when Lily knows that Snow Flower loves her when they are in the women's chamber.

9. Why does Lily feel betrayed by her mother?

10. What story does Aunt tell the girls about nu shu?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of man is Lily's husband? Do they seem to have a happy marriage? Why or why not? Provide three examples to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the details of Lily's footbinding. What is Lily's reaction to it? How was this process a way to keep girls submissive and obedient?

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