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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lily call her mother when she returns home after Snow Flower's marriage?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Kind.
(c) Liar.
(d) Brave.

2. What do the eggs and rice represent that Lily's family sends to the grooms' families?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Fertility.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Success.

3. What is Master Lu's opinion of Snow Flower?
(a) She laughs too much.
(b) She is quite courageous.
(c) She puts on a brave face, but she is not strong.
(d) She is strong for a woman.

4. What was the ideal length of a bound foot for a girl?
(a) Twenty-five centimeters.
(b) Twenty centimeters.
(c) Fifteen centimeters.
(d) Seven centimeters.

5. Why does Lily approve her husband's decision to hire a tutor for their son?
(a) She has too much to do to take care of him.
(b) She would like him to take the imperial exams.
(c) He is not her favorite child.
(d) She is glad to have him out of the women's chamber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who watches Lily's children while she takes care of her sick mother- in-law?

2. What other ceremonies is Lily's song about Snow Flower used in?

3. Who does Snow Flower say saved her family?

4. What does Snow Flower sing at her cousin's Sitting and Singing phase that Lily attends and hears?

5. What does Lily help Snow Flower do after she learns of her family's misfortune?

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