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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lily's favorite part of the day when she was five?
(a) Late morning.
(b) Lunchtime.
(c) Early morning.
(d) Late afternoon.

2. Who are "little daughters-in-law"?
(a) Baby girls.
(b) Girls who marry well.
(c) Poor girls whose feet are not bound.
(d) Emperor's daughters by marriage.

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

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

5. What did Third Sister do when her mother wanted to bind her feet?
(a) Remained stoically silent.
(b) Screamed and struggled in protest.
(c) Committed suicide.
(d) Ran away to another town.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long must Lily wait to walk down the stairs after her feet are bound?

4. What was the ideal length of a bound foot for a girl?

5. What does Lily say her grandmother looked like to her when she was five?

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