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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lily's reaction when her mother slaps her face after the matchmaker's visit?
(a) Anger.
(b) Fear.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Happiness.

2. What does Diviner Hu announce to the family about Lily?
(a) She will make nice quilts.
(b) She is too happy.
(c) She should learn to write French poems.
(d) She is not an ordinary child.

3. What does Lily compare herself and Snow Flower with in "The Fan"?
(a) Swans.
(b) Swallows.
(c) Robins.
(d) Mandarin ducks.

4. What animal does Lily call her mother?
(a) Horse.
(b) Duck.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Monkey.

5. Why does Madame Wang take Lily and Snow Flower to the fair at the Temple of Gupo?
(a) To write their contracts.
(b) To go to a river for a picnic.
(c) To play with other girls their age.
(d) To get some outdoor exercise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who teaches Lily nu shu?

2. How old is Lily when she has her feet bound?

3. How will Lily's family change from a laotong relationship?

4. Who does Lily help with the outdoor chores when she is five?

5. What does Snow Flower write to Lily about before they meet?

(see the answer key)

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