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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the girls fed to soften their bones?
(a) Red-bean dumplings.
(b) Cookie.
(c) Rice.
(d) Tea.

2. How long must Lily wait to walk down the stairs after her feet are bound?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Four months.
(d) Ten days.

3. What qualities do Lily and Snow Flower share?
(a) Same laugh.
(b) Same height, beauty, and footbinding date.
(c) Same last name.
(d) Same nose.

4. Who is Madame Gao?
(a) Cook.
(b) Local matchmaker.
(c) Seamstress.
(d) Neighbor.

5. What is Lily's title at the beginning of the novel?
(a) One Who Has Not Yet Died.
(b) Widow Lily.
(c) Wise Woman.
(d) Elder Stateswoman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is so unsteady on her feet that she has to use a cane?

2. Where did Lily spend her childhood?

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

4. What does Snow Flower ask Madame Wang to give Lily?

5. What does Lily's aunt want the girls to know about in the outside world?

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