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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Joy and Sorrow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What household task was Beautiful Moon good at?
(a) Hauling water.
(b) Making thread and yarn.
(c) Caring for the animals.
(d) Cooking.

2. What does Madame Gao deliver to the family during the hot month?
(a) Extra food.
(b) Refreshing fruit.
(c) Letter from Elder Sister.
(d) Cool cloths.

3. What does Lily paint on the fan after she has read third-day books for Snow Flower?
(a) Horse.
(b) Wilted flower with tears.
(c) Duck.
(d) Two pheonixes rising.

4. What do the eggs and rice represent that Lily's family sends to the grooms' families?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Fertility.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Success.

5. What are days of mothering referred to?
(a) Baby nursing days.
(b) Rice-and-salt days.
(c) Mother love days.
(d) Diaper changing days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lily when she hears her mother ask Madame Wang why Lily is never invited to Snow Flower's home?

2. What does Snow Flower say about her husband's family in "Sons"?

3. Whose father takes the pipe too often?

4. Why does Snow Flower become a vegetarian?

5. Where do Lily and Snow Flower stay as they travel home after praying for the birth of healthy sons at the Temple of Gupo?

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