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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What occupation did Snow Flower's great-grandfather have?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Musician.
(c) Scholar.
(d) Landowner.

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

5. Who is Snow Flower?
(a) Lily's cousin.
(b) Lily's mother's cousin.
(c) Baba's niece.
(d) Lily's laotong.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Lily?

3. What does Lily think will make her more marriageable?

4. Who acted cheerfully in Lily's childhood home?

5. What is Lily's reaction when her mother slaps her face after the matchmaker's visit?

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