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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Flower-Sitting Chair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a palanquin?
(a) Conveyance.
(b) Robe.
(c) Clown.
(d) Horse.

2. 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.

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

4. What is Snow Flower concerned about when Lily meets her family?
(a) That Lily will not like her father.
(b) They might not understand the different dialects.
(c) That she will be disappointed.
(d) That her parents will not like Lily.

5. What age is Lily when she begins practicing household chores?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Beautiful Moon have an allergic reaction to?

3. Who is Snow Flower?

4. Why do Lily's father and uncle make for her, Beautiful Moon, and Snow Flower during the hot month?

5. What animal does Lily call her mother?

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