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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 does Snow Flower write to Lily about before they meet?
(a) Song lyrics.
(b) Invitation to be her "old same."
(c) Message about their birth dates.
(d) Picture of birds.

2. What do the Lus send to Lily's family on the second day of her marriage?
(a) Card.
(b) Tea.
(c) Pork and sweet cakes.
(d) Goat.

3. Where do Lily and Snow Flower stay as they travel home after praying for the birth of healthy sons at the Temple of Gupo?
(a) Snow Flower's home.
(b) Inn.
(c) Madame Wang's home.
(d) Lily's home.

4. Who does Lily say is the most important person she must build a relationship with in her married life?
(a) Mother-in-law.
(b) Husband.
(c) Father-in-law.
(d) Husband's sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Snow Flower say saved her family?

2. What does Lily confuse Snow Flower's mother with when she first meets her?

3. What does laotong mean?

4. Who wrote "The phoenix mates the golden hen, a match made in heaven"?

5. What does Snow Flower tell Lily in a letter after they have prayed for sons at the Temple of Gupo?

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