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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. What is the upstairs room in Lily's childhood home used for?
(a) Her grandparents.
(b) Women and children.
(c) Storage.
(d) Carpentry room.

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

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

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

5. What is sold at the fair booth that Snow Flower tells Lily about when they go to the Temple of Gupo?
(a) Taro.
(b) Radish.
(c) Chili pepper.
(d) Turnip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Madame Gao?

2. What do the eggs and rice represent that Lily's family sends to the grooms' families?

3. What family does Madame Wang arrange for Lily to be married into?

4. How long is the mourning period for Lily's grandmother and sister?

5. Where did Lily spend her childhood?

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