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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Catching Cool Breezes and Beautiful Moon.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do women do during Catching Cool Breezes festival?
(a) Cook and clean.
(b) Have a party.
(c) Sing songs about the weather.
(d) Return to their natal home.

3. What does having their hair pinned up mean for Lily and Snow Flower?
(a) They are ready to go to the festival.
(b) It is too hot.
(c) Their hair is too long.
(d) They will soon be married.

4. Who teaches Lily nu shu?
(a) Elder Sister.
(b) Madame Wang.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

5. What does Lily teach Snow Flower when she is visiting Lily's home in "Love"?
(a) How to do household chores.
(b) How to behave politely.
(c) How to embroider.
(d) How to read.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the upstairs room in Lily's childhood home used for?

2. What does laotong mean?

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

4. What animal does Lily call her mother?

5. What household task was Beautiful Moon good at?

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